Leaning to right after lift install

Coalcracker18

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I installed a JKS 2" lift about 700 miles ago, I wanted to let it settle out before installing spacers in the front to get rid of the rake. When I measured it today to see how thick of a spacer I would want to install the right side is 3/4 of an inch lower than the right. I measured from the bottom of the spring up to the rubber isolater both front and back just to double check. I measured 12.75 on the right and 13.5 on the left, both of the springs are seated correctly in the notch in the spring perch. I don't remember any of my other Jeeps leaning like that but once when I installed an OME kit on a Cherokee and I had to swap springs left to right to level it out.

Does anyone else have a similar issue or is my OCD getting the best of me as I get older. It's definitely noticeable depending which side you approach the Jeep from, I kept thinking some days it looked fine and the others I thought man it's really sagging. But I guess it was because of which side I was walking up to the Jeep from.
 
Jeep lean

You can move the springs around maybe- I can’t remember all the different scenarios but it is far more common than you may think and just sitting in it probably will do the trick-
 
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I installed a JKS 2" lift about 700 miles ago, I wanted to let it settle out before installing spacers in the front to get rid of the rake. When I measured it today to see how thick of a spacer I would want to install the right side is 3/4 of an inch lower than the right. I measured from the bottom of the spring up to the rubber isolater both front and back just to double check. I measured 12.75 on the right and 13.5 on the left, both of the springs are seated correctly in the notch in the spring perch. I don't remember any of my other Jeeps leaning like that but once when I installed an OME kit on a Cherokee and I had to swap springs left to right to level it out.

Does anyone else have a similar issue or is my OCD getting the best of me as I get older. It's definitely noticeable depending which side you approach the Jeep from, I kept thinking some days it looked fine and the others I thought man it's really sagging. But I guess it was because of which side I was walking up to the Jeep from.

Yep. Me too. I put 3/4" daystar spacers on the right side of my rig.
 
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Okay that solves that, I'm going with a 1.25 on the right and a .75 on the left side. that will still keep me .5 lower in the front. Thanks fam I just wanted to make sure I didn't have a weak spring.
 
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