allen_ajones said:
It is not drastic lean. It doesn't slouch. I starting to think me eradicating lean and body roll is not going to happen.
It sounds like I need to "pull" the suspension altogether making sure the "TAll" springs are on the left side, respective of the correct front & rear. Then I need to have someone "test" the shocks.
To do that, I extend and compress them by hand to see if they "retain" their position and or "go back" to the original position. Is that the correct test?
Before you remove your springs, measure both sides of your LC and see which one is higher and by how much.
Get a stick and use it to measure the distance between your shock mounts with the vehicle at rest. It doesn't matter if the shocks are mounted, just be reasonably accurate. To be certain, measure both sides and if there is a difference, measure again. If the difference persists, look carefully at the shocks to see they are mounted correctly also look at the mounts and see if they are undamaged. If everything looks alright, remove the shocks and measure again. This measure will give you the at rest length of your shocks mounted.
When you have removed your springs, measure both and see if there is a difference and by how much.
If this difference is not equal or very close to your first measure's difference, you'd best get yourself a ring spacer for that measure, or very close to it. They are also called trim tabs and other names.
If your springs are equal in height, just get a ring spacer equal to your first measure's difference and slip it into the lower side.
Re mounting the springs and any needed ring spacers correctly should fix your stationary lean.
With regards to your shocks, yes you compress them manually and see if they come back equally quickly and smoothly. The degree of resistance to compression will also tell you if your shocks are soft or stiff. If they compress easy, get stffer shocks. What I consider a stiff shock would need something near 100 lbs. to compress. I really don't know what exact pressure it needs. In my case it takes most of my body weight on it, but I don't know how much. I weigh 160 lbs and my springs are very difficult to compress manually, but my ride is only firm.
If one stays down, you would probably be better off buying a set of stiff shocks. Measure your shocks at full compression and also at full extension. Compare this measure to your at rest measure. Make sure your shocks give adequate compression and extension. Your at rest measure will give you an indication if your shocks are the right length for your lifted ride. Try to choose shocks that will mount in the median of it's extended length. If that's difficult, try to choose shocks that allow for more compression than extension. You normally use compression more often. If the shocks are fully extended when mounted, make some shock extenders to let the shocks operate in their median.
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