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I guess I am just trying to be sure its the box....so that I replace the right thing to make it better. I really need to make this thing behave a little better on the hwy. I have some long trips coming up that I would like take the k5 instead of the 4runner.
 
That looks fairly normal compared to mine.

First things first......make sure your steering shaft is OK and tight. Totally a safety thing so be positive you have plenty of thread, it's tight at both ends and not moving around at those connections at all. Watching "Trucks" they used threadlock on those bolts.

So long as those are tight and secure, you are safe. If there is a little slop when you wiggle the steering shaft, it may be just b/c the plastic inserts got burned out (assuming here).

Try having someone sit inside the truck and turn the wheel left and right (keep engine off). See if there is some slop or the XJ shaft joint is moving around. Look at the steering box frame as well and be sure you don't have any cracks in the frame.

Truck's looking good!

Oh, and re-torque your u-bolts. That might be part of the reason the leafs are fanning out a bit. You need to re-tighten those 3-4 times after a new lift.
 
I don't know of any other way to check the center pin other than unbolting the U-bolts and separating the axle from the springs.

For now, use a hammer to knock the lower leaf spring back into place (alignment) and then re-torque the bolts again. See where that gets you......
 
update on my steering/broken bolt to the XJ steering shaft.

I replaced the bolt with a much stronger one with a nylon locking nut on the other end. I had to drill out the hole a bit larger to make the larger bolt fit, but it worked so well, that I decided to do the same on both ends of the shaft.

This took a decent amount of play out of the mix. Steering isnt great....but its better. I think a rebuilt steering box (and finally installing my steering box brace) is going to be just right.
 
I have noticed my truck sagging a bit on the driver side. Is this common.

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wow that quite a lean! mine is 1" lower on the driver side i believe. never really looked into it. start with the easy stuff: tire pressure. body mounts. maybe a tweaked shackle. also measure the wheel base side to side. make sure thats good and even.
 
It's a fact of life that lifted 4x4s, mostly without sway bars, can lean from one side or another. Coil sprung are even worse, ever see a TJ with no sway bars? Scary lean. But the fact remains that mass produced springs will vary a bit on their target spring rate. They'll be close enough or within spec.

You could have the "low end" of the spectrum on one side of the truck. This is purely by chance. Try swapping the front leafs side to side. It may level out.... or lean the other way.
 
I always thought these old trucks are eventually goin to sag to the drivers side because of the extra weight on the drivers side:dunno:.
 
dieselndixie said:
Too many cheeseburgers huh?
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That's right plus steering column and what not, there's always weight on those and not always A passenger that eats cheeseburgers. It's a curse of the chevy leaf springs:popcorn:.
 
A lot of the vehicle makers and aftermarket suspension companies actually spec a slightly higher capacity on the driver's side.

All Chrysler and most Japanese vehicles have a slightly higher weight spring on the d-side front. Old Man Emu's lift springs are the same way.

GM and Rough Country? Nope.
 
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