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Re: weird body lean?
Hi DougW,
I believe you speak of coil spring spacers. His YJ would have leaf springs front and rear. -- JimG 80' CJ-7, 258 CID 35" BFG MT's on 15x10 Centerlines 4.56 D30-D44 SOA D300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks Warn 8000i w/dual batteries LockRight F&R "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message news:MDipb.52432$iq3.16451@okepread01... > Jimmy93 did pass the time by typing: > > Hi all, > > > > I've noticed over the last year my 93 YJ seems to be lilting slightly to the > > right. In fact, there's about a 3/4 in less difference over the right rear > > tire than the left. I thought I had read somewhere that this is normal for > > a jeep of this age as the drive power comes from this wheel and over time > > "pulls down" suspension....is that true? And what can I do about it, > > preferably cheaply? > > Same thing I did. New springs. > Time to think about a lift kit. > > A short term solution is spring lifters. But don't rely on > them for very long. There are two types, screw in (don't use them > they pop out) and the V type (better). Use them in pairs. > > -- > DougW > > |
Re: weird body lean?
Hi DougW,
I believe you speak of coil spring spacers. His YJ would have leaf springs front and rear. -- JimG 80' CJ-7, 258 CID 35" BFG MT's on 15x10 Centerlines 4.56 D30-D44 SOA D300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks Warn 8000i w/dual batteries LockRight F&R "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message news:MDipb.52432$iq3.16451@okepread01... > Jimmy93 did pass the time by typing: > > Hi all, > > > > I've noticed over the last year my 93 YJ seems to be lilting slightly to the > > right. In fact, there's about a 3/4 in less difference over the right rear > > tire than the left. I thought I had read somewhere that this is normal for > > a jeep of this age as the drive power comes from this wheel and over time > > "pulls down" suspension....is that true? And what can I do about it, > > preferably cheaply? > > Same thing I did. New springs. > Time to think about a lift kit. > > A short term solution is spring lifters. But don't rely on > them for very long. There are two types, screw in (don't use them > they pop out) and the V type (better). Use them in pairs. > > -- > DougW > > |
Re: weird body lean?
Hi DougW,
I believe you speak of coil spring spacers. His YJ would have leaf springs front and rear. -- JimG 80' CJ-7, 258 CID 35" BFG MT's on 15x10 Centerlines 4.56 D30-D44 SOA D300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks Warn 8000i w/dual batteries LockRight F&R "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message news:MDipb.52432$iq3.16451@okepread01... > Jimmy93 did pass the time by typing: > > Hi all, > > > > I've noticed over the last year my 93 YJ seems to be lilting slightly to the > > right. In fact, there's about a 3/4 in less difference over the right rear > > tire than the left. I thought I had read somewhere that this is normal for > > a jeep of this age as the drive power comes from this wheel and over time > > "pulls down" suspension....is that true? And what can I do about it, > > preferably cheaply? > > Same thing I did. New springs. > Time to think about a lift kit. > > A short term solution is spring lifters. But don't rely on > them for very long. There are two types, screw in (don't use them > they pop out) and the V type (better). Use them in pairs. > > -- > DougW > > |
Re: weird body lean?
JimG did pass the time by typing:
> Hi DougW, > I believe you speak of coil spring spacers. His YJ would have leaf springs > front and rear. Yep.. I wasn't thinking. |
Re: weird body lean?
JimG did pass the time by typing:
> Hi DougW, > I believe you speak of coil spring spacers. His YJ would have leaf springs > front and rear. Yep.. I wasn't thinking. |
Re: weird body lean?
JimG did pass the time by typing:
> Hi DougW, > I believe you speak of coil spring spacers. His YJ would have leaf springs > front and rear. Yep.. I wasn't thinking. |
Re: weird body lean?
Yeah, but even skinny little bastards like me get the left-side-sag...not
me, the Jeeps! (At my age, everything sags!) "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message news:3FA5EFEF.133E6D3C@cox.net... > I think maybe Jimmy, doesn't weigh three hundred pounds like I: > http://www.----------.com/thanks02.htm > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O > mailto:-------------------- > > "Gerald G. McGeorge" wrote: > > > > The simple fix is to swap the rears springs side to side. Unless something's > > broken or bent it will most likely level it right out. > > > > Yours seems a bit odd, most leaf spring Jeeps tend to lean to the driver's > > side due to the drivers weight fatiguing the springs over time. The rears > > tend to sag more than the fronts due to weight transfer while driving. |
Re: weird body lean?
Yeah, but even skinny little bastards like me get the left-side-sag...not
me, the Jeeps! (At my age, everything sags!) "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message news:3FA5EFEF.133E6D3C@cox.net... > I think maybe Jimmy, doesn't weigh three hundred pounds like I: > http://www.----------.com/thanks02.htm > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O > mailto:-------------------- > > "Gerald G. McGeorge" wrote: > > > > The simple fix is to swap the rears springs side to side. Unless something's > > broken or bent it will most likely level it right out. > > > > Yours seems a bit odd, most leaf spring Jeeps tend to lean to the driver's > > side due to the drivers weight fatiguing the springs over time. The rears > > tend to sag more than the fronts due to weight transfer while driving. |
Re: weird body lean?
Yeah, but even skinny little bastards like me get the left-side-sag...not
me, the Jeeps! (At my age, everything sags!) "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message news:3FA5EFEF.133E6D3C@cox.net... > I think maybe Jimmy, doesn't weigh three hundred pounds like I: > http://www.----------.com/thanks02.htm > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O > mailto:-------------------- > > "Gerald G. McGeorge" wrote: > > > > The simple fix is to swap the rears springs side to side. Unless something's > > broken or bent it will most likely level it right out. > > > > Yours seems a bit odd, most leaf spring Jeeps tend to lean to the driver's > > side due to the drivers weight fatiguing the springs over time. The rears > > tend to sag more than the fronts due to weight transfer while driving. |
Re: weird body lean?
No wonder your 400 runs so hot. :)
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message news:3FA5EFEF.133E6D3C@cox.net... > I think maybe Jimmy, doesn't weigh three hundred pounds like I: > http://www.----------.com/thanks02.htm > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O > mailto:-------------------- > > "Gerald G. McGeorge" wrote: > > > > The simple fix is to swap the rears springs side to side. Unless something's > > broken or bent it will most likely level it right out. > > > > Yours seems a bit odd, most leaf spring Jeeps tend to lean to the driver's > > side due to the drivers weight fatiguing the springs over time. The rears > > tend to sag more than the fronts due to weight transfer while driving. |
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