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My rear springs look Jacked-Up, this cant be right

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Old 07-05-2012, 09:53 PM
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Default My rear springs look Jacked-Up, this cant be right

I have a 2010 2dr, i put on a 3.25 lift ( got 4 out of it) and this is what my REAR springs look like. This cant be correct. I just installed Adjustable LCAs and they are set to stock length. Do i need to make them longer or shorter?
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don't see a pic but, assuming they are bowed, that is totally normal for a 2-door with that much lift. it's not a real problem but, in order to fix it, you will need to install adjustable spring perches like the kind jks makes.
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Sorry, had a little trouble uploading picks
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Originally Posted by BlueBennett
Sorry, had a little trouble uploading picks
yup, totally normal. you can straighten it out but you will need adjustable perches to do it.
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What about coil spring wedges? I found some at quadratec for $25
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Does is cause damage to leave them this way and drive it?
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Originally Posted by BlueBennett
What about coil spring wedges? I found some at quadratec for $25
Rk makes wedges which will help correct it.. The best way is with adjustable perches like wol said.
I have the jks ones on mine and my springs are nice and straight.
Try the wedges and go from there.
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Well, other than WOL telling you twice that it is normal I will give you cred for actually getting down there and noticing.
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I've found that the RK wedges only partially correct the bow, and I will be going with the adjustable perches in the near future. If I were you, I would do it the right way from the start.
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Wouldn't lengthening his adjustable LCAs correct that?


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