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Hi, my sj413 is on a lean iv just put 4 new lift springs in it, does anyone have any ideas why this would happen? any advice will be much appreciated, its got me buggered. cheers

is it leaf set up?, did you get left and right in the right sides?
if so drivers side allways sits alittle higher as it is allways getting used ie you constantly getting in and out and supporting more weight

Yes leaf springs, I didn't realise there is a left & right side so iv probably got it round the wrong way how do you tell which is which? do the rear springs have to be the right way round too or are they both the same?

usually the rears are the same, left and right are determined from drivers seat. most leafs new will have ether L or R on them or FL and FR. if truck has a slight lean to the passengers side they are probly in the right way.

mine had ds and ps on the front springs

Swamped wrote:mine had ds and ps on the front springs

that's got me fcuked then I can think of afew Ds and Ps but their not spring related

haha took me a while to work that out too, its leaning to the drivers side so must have them wrong, thanks a lot for that ill check them out tomorrow & see whats on them

Thought id update, swapped the springs round the right way but still leaning quite severly to the drivers side & its been driving me up the wall! going to try swapping the backs over & that's my last option before doing something dodgy like adding extra leafs or spacing the front hanger mount which I really don't want to do, anyone got anymore ideas?

RJF wrote:Thought id update, swapped the springs round the right way but still leaning quite severly to the drivers side & its been driving me up the wall! going to try swapping the backs over & that's my last option before doing something dodgy like adding extra leafs or spacing the front hanger mount which I really don't want to do, anyone got anymore ideas?

take it for a good bouncy drive, may settle them down.

Get a fat passenger??? How bad is the lean? Adding an extra leaf may be the best solution as there is a lot more weight on drivers side, battery, driver, fuel tank even the spare wheel is offset to drivers side. Or just get used to it, its a common issue.

I'd get it in on a flat floored garage and put a axle stand under each corner of the chassis just to be sure its still straight for a start.
will be pretty evident if its not

Its probably about 40mm low on the r/h front corner, some people could live with it but it annoys me especially coz it used to sit so straight. the chassis should be straight it had never been off road before I got it & I havnt done anything to it to bend it. thanks for your ideas, ill try adding another leaf

Finally got round to swapping back springs around & they were round the wrong way so now its sits straight again finally ill be able to sleep at night! haha