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Old 19-11-2015
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Put 3.5inch Rubicon springs and leafs in my jeep and I can't get rid of the 1 inch lean on the front r/h side. swapped coils over same deal, swapped leafs over still the same. put the springs together and the heights are the same ????

Also fitted first a Dobson steering damper and found it would not allow full turn to the left as it bottoms out first, bought cheaper ultima one off ebay and same deal, I think its because the steering arm has come up and changed were the damper sits centered.

Any ideas Guys,

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Try a coil spacer?
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Yep think I'm going to have to. Just can't explain it.
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The lean is a feature that the (RHD) XJ came with from factory
Pretty much common, lot of info on it Google "Leaning tower of Jeep", and one recent thread on here from me regarding this should pop up, also GoJeep's site shows info on how to correct it as well, etc). Besides all the heavy things being on the same side (Battery/driver/spare tyre) causing a 'tendency to lean towards the driver-side', it also has to do with a design flaw. Apparently the left side sits somewhat higher for something (forgot what) to clear the front diff housing. And this was not compensated for on the right side, that's how I came to understand this lean. Several options to correct, from which the coil spacer is a cheap one. Not sure, but XJ front coils might need to have a slight difference in length between left and right (at least those I got from Oldon are . Not sure if this goes for all coils though. Suspension guru's might have more input.
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My ome Springs were labelled for each side. I have also got the spare on the passenger side as well.

I've not had any lean but my Springs have sagged so I have no lift over sport any more

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..I have also got the spare on the passenger side as well.
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Just transferred the whole bracket to the other side?
Might going to have a look into that as well.
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