anyone know why my jeep jk is 1" higher on the driver side? i noticed it today when it was parked in the garage. it is on a full tank. i took measurement from the frame on driver and passenger side. it has a rock krawler 2 1/2 stock mod lift.
the old spring sag + fuel tanks on the passenger's side right?
Every Jeep/lift is that way unless you have an adjustable system.
davesjk said anyone know why my jeep jk is 1" higher on the driver side? i noticed it today when it was parked in the garage. it is on a full tank. i took measurement from the frame on driver and passenger side. it has a rock krawler 2 1/2 stock mod lift.
I know this is likely a dumb response to your question but I am going to ask anyway. On the Hell Hole Run you aired down your tires. Is it possible that your tires were not fully inflated on one side?
Sharkbyte saidI know this is likely a dumb response to your question but I am going to ask anyway. On the Hell Hole Run you aired down your tires. Is it possible that your tires were not fully inflated on one side?
The rotational torque of the motor is clockwise so your passenger rear spring will sag. I run 1/2" higher spacer on my passenger side to offset this. Plus the star weight of the gas tank is on that side.
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Sharkbyte saidI know this is likely a dumb response to your question but I am going to ask anyway. On the Hell Hole Run you aired down your tires. Is it possible that your tires were not fully inflated on one side?
its ok sharky, yea i'm all aired up, cleaned up, and fueled up from trip 😎
BKGM Jeepers saidSharkbyte said I know this is likely a dumb response to your question but I am going to ask anyway. On the Hell Hole Run you aired down your tires. Is it possible that your tires were not fully inflated on one side?The rotational torque of the motor is clockwise so your passenger rear spring will sag. I run 1/2" higher spacer on my passenger side to offset this. Plus the star weight of the gas tank is on that side.
BKGM Jeepers saidSharkbyte said I know this is likely a dumb response to your question but I am going to ask anyway. On the Hell Hole Run you aired down your tires. Is it possible that your tires were not fully inflated on one side?The rotational torque of the motor is clockwise so your passenger rear spring will sag. I run 1/2" higher spacer on my passenger side to offset this. Plus the star weight of the gas tank is on that side.
oh wow. I would have never thought of that Brad. thanks i'll need to put a spacer then. it bugs me!
One test would be to swap the coils left to right and see if the lean switches. A bad coil could always have made its way through QC. I am not aware of any company that manufactures all of their own springs so I think they all have 3rd party suppliers to deal with and no direct control over product quality.
Otherwise I would just put the heavy stuff on the driverside until that sag makes things equal.
kris_olof said One test would be to swap the coils left to right and see if the lean switches. A bad coil could always have made its way through QC. I am not aware of any company that manufactures all of their own springs so I think they all have 3rd party suppliers to deal with and no direct control over product quality. Otherwise I would just put the heavy stuff on the driverside until that sag makes things equal.
i was considering swapping them. now i think i will. thanks Kris!
I run a 1 3/4 spacer on one side and a 2 1/2 spacer on the other.
my jeep is 10 3/4 tire to tube fender on passenger
and 10 7/8 on the driver side.
My gas tank is 1/4 full.
Don't bother swapping them, it will only be a temporary fix. It will sag again in short order. Do the spacers as Brad suggested. Spacers are cheap.
In all likelyhood you will need spacers like Brad and John have stated but with your rig being a 2015 the lift is still "new" in my book and early for spring sag to be setting in. 1/2" of lean is to be expected but 1" is on the higher end of acceptable. All springs will sag and the way we use our vehicles suspension travel, the springs are constantly being pushed to the limits of the elastic deformation.
The only reason I suggested swapping the coils is because Rock Krawler have been proactive in reaching out to people on forums and replacing defective springs and the swap would be a good indicator is something is wrong. Also, the newer the lift, the easier to get any parts replaced.
That said, there are a couple other things that could be adding to the lean though not likely. If you have adjustable sway bar links they could be set incorrectly to add load to the passenger side. If you have nitrogen charged shocks then a internal failure on the passenger side would cause some minor lean.
kris_olof said In all likelyhood you will need spacers like Brad and John have stated but with your rig being a 2015 the lift is still "new" in my book and early for spring sag to be setting in. 1/2" of lean is to be expected but 1" is on the higher end of acceptable. All springs will sag and the way we use our vehicles suspension travel, the springs are constantly being pushed to the limits of the elastic deformation. The only reason I suggested swapping the coils is because Rock Krawler have been proactive in reaching out to people on forums and replacing defective springs and the swap would be a good indicator is something is wrong. Also, the newer the lift, the easier to get any parts replaced. That said, there are a couple other things that could be adding to the lean though not likely. If you have adjustable sway bar links they could be set incorrectly to add load to the passenger side. If you have nitrogen charged shocks then a internal failure on the passenger side would cause some minor lean.
I did my lift with 30 miles on my rig. That's when I installed the spacers. It took about 1000 miles for the leveling to work out.
kris_olof said In all likelyhood you will need spacers like Brad and John have stated but with your rig being a 2015 the lift is still "new" in my book and early for spring sag to be setting in. 1/2" of lean is to be expected but 1" is on the higher end of acceptable. All springs will sag and the way we use our vehicles suspension travel, the springs are constantly being pushed to the limits of the elastic deformation. The only reason I suggested swapping the coils is because Rock Krawler have been proactive in reaching out to people on forums and replacing defective springs and the swap would be a good indicator is something is wrong. Also, the newer the lift, the easier to get any parts replaced. That said, there are a couple other things that could be adding to the lean though not likely. If you have adjustable sway bar links they could be set incorrectly to add load to the passenger side. If you have nitrogen charged shocks then a internal failure on the passenger side would cause some minor lean.
i'm going to try to swap this weekend, if nothing else, to satisfy my curiosity. if it is indeed a spring issue, i will contact RK. if not, spacers it will be. thanks all
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