I’m about to replace my worn out springs and air shocks. I’ve seen that it is common to see a left lean, which I have. Any chance new leafs will correct this or am I going to have to go to an alignment specialist to get to the bottom of it. Any chance you guys have had the same issue and want to even it out?
Rear end leans to left
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Not to be a butt head but how much do you weigh? Check the front side to side. That can throw the back off.
Depends on they type of springs it has now, as well as what you replace them with . The Super Stock Springs, for example are designed so that they will launch the car straight at the drag strip, so the rear will favor the driver's side static. As designed. I would find out what you have, as there may not be anything "wrong", it just may be that you have SS springs. They'll have a part number stamped into one end or the other. It will be good too for you to find out what you have as if they are SS springs and you want something different, you can sell them to some of our Mopar brethren who may want them. So, finding out what's under there now should be your first step.
That wasn't nice. lol
Alaskan_TA
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If there are no broken rear springs or spring eyes....... then adjusting the front torsion bars can help equal the rear end out.
My Dakota leans to the left too. I think I need to adjust my torsion bars though. When we were doing alignments in tech school the teacher would sit in the front seat and the student in the back seat would steer the car by sitting in the center or on one side or the other. If he couldn't it went back on the rack until he could. Sit on the right, pull to the right. Sit on the left, across the center line it would go.
Since you said that you have airshocks, make sure there is no air in them. Airshocks with a tee fitting can do the same thing. Separate lines/fittings allowed side to side adjustment. But they are just bad for your cars suspension. Another bad, cheap idea from the old days...
I had an old weight set when I did alignments. I would ask all the men what they weighed.....was never a problem.....but the women, I just guessed. LOL That's more important than people realize getting a good, accurate alignment.
Exactly! I always liked a slight drift to the right on my cars. It is better to drift towards the shoulder when taking a nap than into oncoming traffic. Just hang your left pointer finger on the center bar of the wheel to keep it going straight.
The service manuals actually call for a full tank of gas when setting ride height which is the very first adjustment made after the visual for broken/worn parts. As well as tire/wheel size, offset, inflation, etc..
That was my first thought too. If the RF is higher than the LF, lowering the RF torsion bar should raise the LR. Alignment guys like to measure from the fender lip to the ground (alignment rack) but of course there is the Chrysler way spelled out in the FSM.
My 68 has a lean in the back too but it was hit in the LR before I got it. I should really get it checked out at a body shop. It may need to be straightened.
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