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Rear spring surprise

blacklab

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I put a set of rear springs from a 99 4 door limited on my 99 sport. I was surprised I ended up with the same body height I had and I'm still 1 1/2 inches lower on the driver side. My sport was owned by a person that was somewhat on the large size, I'm assuming that's the reason for the lower driver side.
I swapped the 4 door springs side to side from what they were on the limited.
I'm happy with the stiffer ride and handling, but not with the fact that it still leans to the left.
Can I do a torsion twist to level it out?
 



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A Tt will only work on the front the rear will still lean.
 






Lifting or lowering the front will have "some" effect on the OPPOSITE rear corner. Lowering the front passenger side will lift the
rear driver side, or lifting front drivers will lower the rear passenger. 1 1/2 inches is a severe lean and getting all four close may
be difficult. Keep in mind that you are tweaking the front alignment any time the torsion bolts are adjusted. Another thing to
consider are deteriorated body mounts altering body height, especially the OEM foam mounts that are known to self destruct.
 






I did the torsion twist, I lowered the passenger side and raised the driver side.
I now have it to where it is 1/2 inch lower on the driver side, measured off the frame, with a full tank of fuel. I bottomed out the torsion bolt on the driver side getting it level. I intended to put shackles on the rear and do the TT to get more lift, am I maxed out for front end lift?
 






Measuring at the frame is smart. Use a longer high grade M12 x 1.75 bolt if it's bottomed out. Stock is about 60mm. Fastenal?
 






Does anybody have a measurement for the distance from the ground to the bottom of the fender, with the stock 255-70-16 tires?
Mine now sits at 33-3/4". I don't want to lift it more if I'm already at 2 inches.
 






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