Confused

[family xj]

I am confused. I fixed my front links after breaking them. I plated them with 1/4" plates. Welded it all up and it sat fine in the driveway drove it around and was nice and tracked straight down the road. I went wheeling in the mudd and hit one hole kind of hard it took a hard bounce and kept on going. Once we got done for the day my Jeep (cherokee) was leaning to the passenger side. I took it home and measured and it was leaning by 2 inches in the front and 1 inch in the rear. I tried switching the front springs from side to side and it made no difference. I don't think the body/unibody is twisted as all the doors and hood shut fine. It looked like the Spring bucket might be pushed down about 1/2" but that isn't a big deal. Any ideas? I can't see any place showing any kind of stress.

Keep in mind I am running a 79 ford 44 front with custom radius arms, 6" rockkrawler front springs, 2 inch spacers, Adjustable trac back, chevy one ton steering.

 

[braxton357]

You need to take your radius arm bushings out and retorque them the right way, also make sure none are flipped or in the wrong place. That, or you have a jacked up rear spring pack. You didn't wrist that arm did you?

http://www.broncofix.com/viewtopic.php?p=1060823
http://www.azbronco.org/tech12.htm

 

[family xj]

I will remove the bushings and ensure they are in correctly and then retorque them. I guess I must not have paid attention when I put it all back together. I didn't think it would cause it to sag by 2 inches on one side if they were in wrong. They are 6.5* bushings too. now that you say that I do get some bump steer. I haven't wristed the radius arm yet. I want to get it done first and then see if it needed it. I am going to put in 8" coils and get rid of the 2" spacers as well.