Cruiser Lean

[Dynosoar]

I have seen a bunch of posts on cruiser lean. It seems like there are a lot of really poor solutions to the problem. I had my spring packs made by National Spring (Santee, CA) around 15 years ago. After about a year they had a nasty lean. I called them up, and they told me they would re-arch them free. In addition, they were surprised that it happened to "Their" springs. They re-arched them in one day (full day) Yes I waited around for them. It's been 13 or so years and the lean never retuned.


What are some other GOOD FIXES for the problem?


Dynosoar

 

[agent orange]

I would be interested to know exactly what causes the lean, i mean the best fix is to remove the cause of the problem you know? I have a slight lean right now, but i figure it will improve as it breaks in. Perhaps more frame rigidity or something? I mean, if you get 2 identical springs and you dont do anything to really flex out one side more than the other, something has to be making them break in unevenly.

 

[High Desert]

there is enough concern that Old Man Emu springs have a desginated "drivers" side spring (RA) and a passenger side spring (RB).
The tech at ARB said that when first installed the drivers side may be high but will(should) settle.

don't know if it is the constant "dead" weight of the driver and/or a combo of other factors.

A call to ARB may get the answer.

 

[beaufort-fj60]

the drivers side rusts more also, weird. Maybe the lean is due to the offset pumpkins and torque

 

[roscoFJ73]

Im intrigued at this so called cruiser lean.
Every day I look at every cruiser I see and in oz thats 100-200 cruisers a day and I rarely see a 60 or a 70 series with a lean(they share the same rear leaves).
The ones that have a lean are nearly always beat up looking.

Are US roads dead flat or do they have a camber to allow for rainwater run off?


My Dobinsons springs were 10 mm higher on the drivers side (right hand) when compared upside down

 

[hammer1]

see my post " heavy rear weight" by monday, i hope to have this problem licked

 

[Pluton]

My "Specter's Austrailian-made Heavy-duty comfort-ride" springs leaned from the moment they were installed. To put my mind at ease that I didn't get 1 defective spring I had the rears swapped side-to-side: exact same lean, same side of vehicle. Apparently, Toyota had an official fix at one time: adding a shim to LOWER the higher side. I like the idea of side-specific springs(ARB) but truthfully, I can't tell I "have a problem" when I'm actually USING the vehicle.

 

[BMAN]

How much does a 2f weigh? How far offset to the US (left when inside) drivers side of the vehicle is the bulk of the motor/trans combo. MikeAz and I were discussing this a couple weeks back, and wondering if the drivetrain placement attributed to "Cruiser lean" over time.

Any thoughts on this?