Dogtailing??

[matt32]

hey im lookin at this 97 extended cab 4.0L 5 speed, for my next ranger project. But the tailgate is kinda crooked as one side sags down at a slant. the guy says it was dog tailing and that he brought it to a frame shop and they replaced the passenger side leaf spring and all seems to be fine. But my question is about the tailgate being "crooked" after they installed the new leaf spring. What would cause this? how could it be fixed? if i just swapped my 8.8 w/ the skyjacker leaf springs in would it go back to being level?

thanks,
matt

 

[metalmacguyver]

I would look at the hinges. There is a certain amount of adjustment in them. They take a large Torx bit. Just loosen them and see how much you can level it out.