92MorganJeep
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- Wichita, KS
Srry in advance for such a long post...this is my first post on these forums.
1992 Jeep XJ Laredo
4.0 V6 HO
Ive had my jeep for about 2 1/2 years now. After owning the jeep for a year, I bought a Rough Country 4.5 Inch Lift will full springs in the rear and replacement lower control arms. The kit also included a drop bracket for the trackbar and a 1 inch transfer case drop. During installation the arch on the rear leafs did not match up. What I mean is...I had to install one end of the leaf and put a jack under the center of the leaf and jack it up....decreasing the arch of the leaf to reach the shackle at the rear bumper. My first question is: Has anyone else experienced this when installing a lift kit?
Embarrased to say the kit is now 1 1/2 years old and I never contacted Rough Country in regards to the rear leafs. The ride is rough but the flex is very nice offroad. About 3 months ago I was getting some wobble up front and took it to an alignment shop to see what the problem was. They said my Track bar drop kit was loose and needed to be tighted. They also said they think my front axle was bent and they wanted me to pay them $400 to disassemble the front axle and correct the bend in it.
This seemed very unusual to me so I called a local 4x4 shop and asked him about it. He looked at my axle and said that yes it was bent but he has never seen or heard of anyone "fixing" a bent axle without replacing it. He also asked me if I had been doing any "jumping" in my jeep. The problem with this is that I rarely go offroad and when I do im too scared to break something to do anything tough. From my untrained eyes I see no bend in either of my axles but the 4x4 guy told me both from and axles were bent...the front more sever than the rear.
Could this in anyway be from such a rough ride or the rear springs I was too stupid to ask around about? This was 3 months ago and I still drive it around no problems at all. If my axles were bent I would think you would feel some kind of vibration. My jeep rides smooth as butter on a nice road but hit even a small hiccup in the road and...well lets just say that its a pretty rough ride.
Beyond the axle issues...would it be wiser to buy new shocks to see if it improves the ride or just spring for some better quality leafs in the rear and maybe new coils up front?
BTW the shocks that are on there now came with the lift and I have zero clue as to what they are.
As you can tell if you read this long A$$ post. Im not much of a mechanic or 4x4 expert. I bought the lift and tires mostly for looks but also to play around in sometimes. I am far from a hardcore offroader and my jeep sees rocks once a year...if im lucky. Mostly mud and snow fun for me. I am looking to do some more offroading but these issues must me corrected before I would even think about doing something serious offroad. Thank you for reading this long post and any information would be much appreciated
1992 Jeep XJ Laredo
4.0 V6 HO
Ive had my jeep for about 2 1/2 years now. After owning the jeep for a year, I bought a Rough Country 4.5 Inch Lift will full springs in the rear and replacement lower control arms. The kit also included a drop bracket for the trackbar and a 1 inch transfer case drop. During installation the arch on the rear leafs did not match up. What I mean is...I had to install one end of the leaf and put a jack under the center of the leaf and jack it up....decreasing the arch of the leaf to reach the shackle at the rear bumper. My first question is: Has anyone else experienced this when installing a lift kit?
Embarrased to say the kit is now 1 1/2 years old and I never contacted Rough Country in regards to the rear leafs. The ride is rough but the flex is very nice offroad. About 3 months ago I was getting some wobble up front and took it to an alignment shop to see what the problem was. They said my Track bar drop kit was loose and needed to be tighted. They also said they think my front axle was bent and they wanted me to pay them $400 to disassemble the front axle and correct the bend in it.
This seemed very unusual to me so I called a local 4x4 shop and asked him about it. He looked at my axle and said that yes it was bent but he has never seen or heard of anyone "fixing" a bent axle without replacing it. He also asked me if I had been doing any "jumping" in my jeep. The problem with this is that I rarely go offroad and when I do im too scared to break something to do anything tough. From my untrained eyes I see no bend in either of my axles but the 4x4 guy told me both from and axles were bent...the front more sever than the rear.
Could this in anyway be from such a rough ride or the rear springs I was too stupid to ask around about? This was 3 months ago and I still drive it around no problems at all. If my axles were bent I would think you would feel some kind of vibration. My jeep rides smooth as butter on a nice road but hit even a small hiccup in the road and...well lets just say that its a pretty rough ride.
Beyond the axle issues...would it be wiser to buy new shocks to see if it improves the ride or just spring for some better quality leafs in the rear and maybe new coils up front?
BTW the shocks that are on there now came with the lift and I have zero clue as to what they are.
As you can tell if you read this long A$$ post. Im not much of a mechanic or 4x4 expert. I bought the lift and tires mostly for looks but also to play around in sometimes. I am far from a hardcore offroader and my jeep sees rocks once a year...if im lucky. Mostly mud and snow fun for me. I am looking to do some more offroading but these issues must me corrected before I would even think about doing something serious offroad. Thank you for reading this long post and any information would be much appreciated