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88 xj front tire rubbing

Sullie

NAXJA Forum User
Location
el paso tx
As the title says I own an 88 xj, the front tires are rubbing the coils when I turn.
Any advice on how to fix?
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First start with some control arms and maybe even DB's since your lift seems like a lot. You also need a adjustable trackbar to center your axle. It also looks like somebody "fubar'ed" your spring mounts! They don't even look like proper fitting springs!
 
Uh.....all I can think of is, "where in the South...?"
 
Correct me if im wrong, but it looks like the previous owner welded a plate on the bump stop to give it a lift, is that what it looks oike to you guys?
If this is the case ill go to pullapart and get new ones to put a proper budget lift.


First two pics are found online
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Agree, lose the custom lift plates.
 
I would assume best way is to grind off, im sure the bumpstop rod is welded on top, correct?

Looks like one rod is leaning forward, what would be the best way to get it straight again, beating it?

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I would assume best way is to grind off, im sure the bumpstop rod is welded on top, correct?
IIRC correctly the earlier models were threaded on. From what I can see they look to have been sleeved. Without pics of what the previous owner may have done up top being threaded may be a mute point, though.

If it were me the first thing I would go at would be getting rid of it and going back to the OEM setup.
 
I'd still like to know how it's possinbly rubbing with that amount of wheel offset? What size tires/wheels are those?
 
That's not the wheel size!!!!
 
That’s an interesting setup.

What’s your budget look like?

If it were me I’d add something like an ACOS at this point to replace that.
 
Im going to go to pull a part and get bigger shocks off a tbird or bronco, along with ACOS should help fix what previous owner did to the truck

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