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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 11:23 PM
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driver side sits lower then the passenger, when your looking at the back.... the diff in hight is about two inchs... any one know the prob
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 12:00 AM
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the weight of the gas tank and the driver throws it off so it just happens
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 12:10 AM
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mines looks normal all balanced.
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 05:02 AM
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Broken leaf spring, bad shocks, worn torsion bar (highly doubtful) or maybe someone cranked the stock torsion keys on it and didn't crank them even. A two inch difference from side to side sounds like quite a bit to me.
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 07:26 AM
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Mine used to lean like that. I concluded that the spring was weakened on that side letting it sag. I attribute that to the added weight of the fuel tank and my big ole self on that side. I figure there was at least 100 pounds of fuel in the tank and I weigh 230 lbs. That's 330 lbs on the driver side that is not on the passenger side. Over time, that will make it sag. I bought new leaf springs from Tuff Country for the back to fix it. If that's not an option, maybe you can look into a Girlfriend that weighs 350 or so. That should level it out...
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 08:14 AM
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While the 350 pound girlfriend would be cheaper in the short run, after years of feeding her and ribbing from his buddies I think a set of springs would be his best option.
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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 01:45 PM
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yeah im 320 myself but the fat girl friend is not an option... but how much would a good set of springs go for and i need some thing that would hold a load like you know a reg boat, car dolly and what not
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