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Old Jul 16, 2010 | 06:35 PM
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trucks leaning to the right

so ive been searching for a couple days and i think i finally give up.
my 85 4runner is leaning to the passenger side. HARD. i found a couple answers but most of them were about trucks leaning to the left

i guess my question is would the perch spacer thing from 4crawler help or do you think i have a bent housing? orrr perhaps something else? any help would be appreciated
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Old Jul 16, 2010 | 06:49 PM
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Are you sure its not the springs on that side, maybe there sagging or possibly bent ?, just throwing out ideas.
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Old Jul 16, 2010 | 06:59 PM
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Could you take pics, that would help a lot.
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Old Jul 16, 2010 | 09:31 PM
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well the first springs i had in there were bent so i but in the rough country springs about 5 months ago until i build my ruf pack. ill take pics when i get home tomorrow right now im in chicago for work

edit im not going home this weekend. but heres a pic i found on my facebook
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...&id=1170150242

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Old Jul 16, 2010 | 10:19 PM
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You can really see it in that picture. The only thing i can suggest is to climb under the truck and start checking things out, make sure the spring eye bushings are good, make sure everything is tight, check the spring mount welds and the springs. For it to be leaning that much it has to be something very noticable.
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Old Jul 16, 2010 | 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by myyota
Are you sure its not the springs on that side, maybe there sagging or possibly bent ?, just throwing out ideas.
My truck leans slightly to the passenger side due to bent springs. So yeah, that it definitely something to double check.
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Old Jul 17, 2010 | 09:49 AM
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alright thanks guys. im going to be doing RUF and xover steering once i get my welder back. ill inspect everything when i take it off before i weld on armor and such
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