I am assuming this is a bad thing

[ShadowsPapa]

Local dealer shop actually does nice mods. They routinely take new JTs and lift them, add other accessories, bigger tires, fun wheels and other stuff. It's not uncommon to see a nicely done Jeep in their lot or on their showroom floor.

Sponsored

 

[AmishMike]

That rubber pad does not look centered on the spring perch on the axle.
Also looks like your swaybar mount/lateral bar mount is bent.

 

[BuckSawLilandtheGoose]

That rubber pad does not look centered on the spring perch on the axle.
Also looks like your swaybar mount/lateral bar mount is bent.

You are correct the pad is destroyed. The picture makes the swaybar mount look crooked but it perfectly straight. That's what happens with the shitty cameras in our phones these days.

I ended up buying new front springs from River City Offroad. Got some Rock Krawler springs with new pads specifically for their springs and some new bump stop spacers since I somehow blasted mine. They will be here tomorrow. I will put them on this weekend along with new SS brake lines and speed bleeders.

Thanks for taking a look at the photos!

 

[Cripton805]

Local dealer shop actually does nice mods. They routinely take new JTs and lift them, add other accessories, bigger tires, fun wheels and other stuff. It's not uncommon to see a nicely done Jeep in their lot or on their showroom floor.

Anybody know what lift and wheel specs those are?

That truck looks perfect. Imo.

 

[BuckSawLilandtheGoose]

So I put the new Springs and pads on today. Totally fixed the problem. The Fab Tech Spring was completely bent. What's also amazing to me is the fact that the Fabtech is supposed to be a 3-inch lift and so is the Rock Krawler but the Rock Krawler is about an inch taller than the Fabtech.....
The pad was totally crushed as you can see in the picture. Thanks to everybody that took tge time to a look and comment! The truck rides much better now.

 

[Lynn_F]

I've seen a few threads on here about spring bow. Most of them involve replacing the lower spring isolator/perch due to the factory isolator/perch being so flimsy. A few weeks ago I added 2" spacers and rancho geo brackets to my 3.5" Skyjacker coil spring lift. I had the Skyjacker coils for 37k miles prior to installing the spacers and never noticed the springs bowing very badly. After the spacers (I also installed the Metalcloak spring isolators)the spring on the driver side bowed severely. I decided the spacers were a bad idea and ordered Evo 4.5" springs. Evo springs are now installed and....same shitty bow. I am going to raise my upper CAs to the next hole up on the geo brackets. I'm pretty sure I have ~10° of caster right now but she drives like a dream!! I hope that takes care of the bow...if it doesn't, I'm going to replace the upper isolators.

Update:
I raised the lower CA's to the middle hole in the rancho drop bracket and changed out the upper isolator with a new OEM one. This still did not correct the bow, so I took a harder look at the Metalcloak lower isolator pads that I had previously installed. They are the exact same for both sides which means that the MC label is facing the front on the driver side and the rear on the passenger side. My passenger side spring is pretty straight with minimal bow.

On a different thread a guy purchased Rubi takeoffs from someone and was given the OEM lower isolators - they were different thicknesses and colors. This had me wondering why the OEM isolators are different for each side but the MC isolators I bought were the same. Long story long...I finally just rotated my driver spring until it was straight-isolator position be damned.

Now the MC lower isolator on NY driver side is all screwed up but my spring is straight! Problem solved

 

[BuckSawLilandtheGoose]

Update:
I raised the lower CA's to the middle hole in the rancho drop bracket and changed out the upper isolator with a new OEM one. This still did not correct the bow, so I took a harder look at the Metalcloak lower isolator pads that I had previously installed. They are the exact same for both sides which means that the MC label is facing the front on the driver side and the rear on the passenger side. My passenger side spring is pretty straight with minimal bow.

On a different thread a guy purchased Rubi takeoffs from someone and was given the OEM lower isolators - they were different thicknesses and colors. This had me wondering why the OEM isolators are different for each side but the MC isolators I bought were the same. Long story long...I finally just rotated my driver spring until it was straight-isolator position be damned.

Now the MC lower isolator on NY driver side is all screwed up but my spring is straight! Problem solved

Good deal!

I ordered the matching Rock Krawler rear springs and new shocks so I can be rid of the Fabtech stuff completely. I should have just ordered the whole lift kit to begin with.....Anyway, I am glad you got yours sorted out as well!

Sponsored