I'm Leaning

[moby_dog]

I noticed that my FJ leans down on the right side quite a bit. There is no weight or load that would cause this so I guess there is something wrong with the suspension? It drives pretty straight when I take my hands off the wheel and it's not wearing the tires uneven so I think the normal alignment is ok. Any ideas?

Thanks!

 

[chuglife]

do a search for "cruiser lean", its very common. if you hold on a second, i have an article that i can scan up... kinda funny, a little informative.

 

[chuglife]

http://members.shaw.ca/chug_life4/cruiser lean 1.jpg

http://members.shaw.ca/chug_life4/cruiser lean 2.jpg

http://members.shaw.ca/chug_life4/cruiser lean 3.jpg

 

[moby_dog]

Thanks Chuglife, but now I am even more curious about my lean because that article says they always lean to the left rear. Mine leans to the right front. Now what? Maybe I could get that spacer kit and just put it on the wrong side.

 

[chuglife]

worth a try, at least.

 

[flounder]

mine leans to the driver side front. I think it's just something you'll learn to live with on these things. I've done everything possible short of replacing it and it still leans, I gave up a while back. It just has a lil' gansta lean

 

[wngrog]

CCOT sent me one of these "plates" for my HFS and the damn thing worked great. I guess it "cinches" down the high side just enough to level it out.

BTW, where was that article published?

 

[chuglife]

CCOT sent me one of these "plates" for my HFS and the damn thing worked great. I guess it "cinches" down the high side just enough to level it out.

BTW, where was that article published?

couldn't tell you. all i have is a printout, not even sure where i got it from ;p

if it helps, the original file names were coolfj40_1679_15908118.jpg, coolfj40_1679_16194259.jpg, and coolfj40_1679_16486112.jpg

i need to brush up on my cruiser history, was there a magazine named cool fj40?

 

[wngrog]

I bet it is linked on CCOT.

 

[wngrog]

http://store1.yimg.com/I/coolfj40_1828_26531612

 

[HI^C]

mine leans passenger front, and none of my others lean at all.

wierd.

 

[IDave]

Yup, HI^C, the fact that not all crusiers lean the same really adds to the wierdness of the phenomenon!

 

[DocB]

Driver's side lean was standard equipment; passenger's side lean was a non-USA option that found its way onto some FJ40s bound stateside. These are rare and bring a premium.

 

[HI^C]

Doc, maybe it was the size of the difference in size in the passenger that over time counter acted the drivers lean so much so that caused the super ultra rare breeeeed of passenger leans, LMAO

I think the springs at assembly just had front stickers on them, but did not specify front driverside or front passenger side? OR a worker was confused because the were labeled front driver side and passenger side but didnt know if they ment for LHD or RHD.

maybe we just need to find matched pairs of leaning springs and run them that way they will be even?

I have thought about changing my passenger front spring, but wonder if it has leaned that way for so long if the leaning would spread to another area on the truck?

 

[OnTheSpot]

Yea for da gansta lean! Out of the 3 cruisers I 've had all have leaned to the driver side. I've actually come to enjoy the lean. You need to learn to accept it.

 

[IDave]

Some say it's space aliens what do it!

 

[LukeZero]

Not space aliens- black helicopters from the UN.