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monley

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Joined: Wed Nov 24, 2010 7:58 am Posts: 11092 Location: Mandurah.W.A.
Vehicle: 84 LWB NT
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 Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:38 am |
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My jimny has a bit of a lean...well a 30mm lean, over to the drivers side  . I can not figure out what is causing this, the front springs got replaced 2 weeks, with 80mm Tough dog HD coils (+30mm coils spacers in the front) and the rear has tough dog 80mm lifted coils to.
It has been this way for about 3-4 months now, and i can not find any reason for the "lean", i have checked the coils towers and they all seem straighten and UN-damged.
Could the rear drivers side coil be sagged even though it hardly has weight on it? If the panhard rods, were slightly out of adjustment would this cause issues?
It's pissing me off, so any one have any idea's whats causing this?
Cheers,
Monkey.
P.S. it has been like this pre-bent diff days. 
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FullyZooked

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Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2010 9:01 am Posts: 1009 Location: Bendigo
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 Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:46 am |
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Easy, don't jump jimnys and don't eat so many burgers
Sorry mate that's all I got...I'm sure the sierra boys will jump in as they to can suffer from the dreaded sideways lean.
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swifty_ano
Joined: Tue Jun 29, 2010 4:17 am Posts: 1664 Location: Brisbane, QLD
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I would say dodgey springs. Possibly wrong rate on one?
Obviously you have checked that the drivers side spring and passenger side spring are right way around?
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monley

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Joined: Wed Nov 24, 2010 7:58 am Posts: 11092 Location: Mandurah.W.A.
Vehicle: 84 LWB NT
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FullyZooked wrote: Easy, don't jump jimnys and don't eat so many burgers  Sorry mate that's all I got...I'm sure the sierra boys will jump in as they to can suffer from the dreaded sideways lean.
This was pre jumped days  and I only weigh 70kg 
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monley

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Joined: Wed Nov 24, 2010 7:58 am Posts: 11092 Location: Mandurah.W.A.
Vehicle: 84 LWB NT
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 Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:52 am |
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swifty_ano wrote: I would say dodgey springs. Possibly wrong rate on one? Obviously you have checked that the drivers side spring and passenger side spring are right way around?
The springs are the right way round, I even tried different springs in the rear to see if it was the springs....it was not, it still leans over.
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suzukiboy
Joined: Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 607 Location: Brisbane
Vehicle: Suzuki Grand Vitara
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I had the same problem with my Vitara, so I added a spring spacer to just the rear drivers side.
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Moag

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Joined: Thu Mar 04, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 411 Location: Kununurra WA ^ Top End
Vehicle: 2001 Jimny M13A
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 Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:00 am |
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Hey Monkey,
Have you got your rear springs on the right side??
My 60mm TD were different lengths (about 15mm) and marked R for right and L for left from memory.
Jimny Shocks and Springs 
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monley

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Joined: Wed Nov 24, 2010 7:58 am Posts: 11092 Location: Mandurah.W.A.
Vehicle: 84 LWB NT
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 Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 10:03 am |
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Yep there are in the right way, long spring goes on the drivers side.
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ando_zook94
Joined: Sun May 09, 2010 9:23 pm Posts: 263 Location: brissy
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Its called.. "Swagger"
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alien
Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 16343 Location: Perth
Vehicle: '92 Sierra, 1.6efi, SPOA, 31s.
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ando_zook94 wrote: Its called.. "Swagger"
rofl
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sogone

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Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2010 11:29 am Posts: 2070 Location: Darwin
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ando_zook94 wrote: Its called.. "Swagger"
Bahahahahaha
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monley

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Joined: Wed Nov 24, 2010 7:58 am Posts: 11092 Location: Mandurah.W.A.
Vehicle: 84 LWB NT
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 Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 10:40 am |
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I've got an idea to see if the lean is coming from the front or the back.
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monley

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Joined: Wed Nov 24, 2010 7:58 am Posts: 11092 Location: Mandurah.W.A.
Vehicle: 84 LWB NT
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If i don;t have one pan hard rod centered right, could that cause some of the lean? The front springs are running on a bit of angle, so much of a angle the drivers side fowls on the chassis when flexing  .
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zooky08

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Joined: Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 3426 Location: imbil/gympie. qld
Vehicle: 03 Jimny
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Hey monkey do you still have your lean.
Mine is very noticeable. Everything seems to be fine, springs etc.
Mine only got the lean after I installed the arms which is quite weird.
I cannot figure it out, I have no idea what it could be.
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monley

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Joined: Wed Nov 24, 2010 7:58 am Posts: 11092 Location: Mandurah.W.A.
Vehicle: 84 LWB NT
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 Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 3:22 am |
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Yep still got it
Close to 30mm on the drivers side, but it I put the drivers side td coil in with a stock front in the rear on the passenger side, the lean goes away 
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joel
Joined: Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 2191 Location: Dirranbandi
Vehicle: Sj70 tintop
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ive seen lots of jimnys lean.... some lean right onto there roof pretty often on this sight 
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zooky08

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Joined: Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 3426 Location: imbil/gympie. qld
Vehicle: 03 Jimny
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 Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 3:43 am |
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monkey wrote: Yep still got it Close to 30mm on the drivers side, but it I put the drivers side td coil in with a stock front in the rear on the passenger side, the lean goes away  So yours is 30mm higher on drivers side?
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monley

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Joined: Wed Nov 24, 2010 7:58 am Posts: 11092 Location: Mandurah.W.A.
Vehicle: 84 LWB NT
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30mm lower on drivers side...
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zooky08

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Joined: Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 3426 Location: imbil/gympie. qld
Vehicle: 03 Jimny
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 Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 4:58 am |
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Same as mine. What I don't get is that it was perfect before the arms went in 
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