Ranger lean revisited

[rkneeshaw]

Update for everyone:

I removed both sway bars completely and the truck definitely sits more level. I think with a full tank of gas I might be 3/4" lower on the drivers side, which isn't nearly as noticeable as 1.5".

I really am quite sure that there was some binding in the sway bar links that might have been contributing to the problem. When I removed the sway bars the links where seized up real good, in many cases the bolts were rusted to the sleeves which made removal difficult, and I can only imagine what it would have taken to get them to rotate like they are supposed to during normal operation.

Now with new links, bushings and lube to allow proper movement I think re-applying my sway bars may actually help with the remaining lean I am experiencing (its their job to stop lean, after all). Plus the truck is dangerous if I need to make a fast evasive maneuver on the street without the sways.....BIGTIME roll....

 

[rkneeshaw]

The truck settled a bit and with no sway bars is only different by 1/2" from left side to right side.

I installed the rear sway bar and things seem good

I went to install the front sway bar when I noticed this difference between my front two sway bar brackets:

So thats it, there you have it, the whole reason for my lean! It was the sway bar bracket that is all bent to hell. Makes perfect sense if you think about it; this bent bracket would put one of the front sway bar links at a higher angle than the other which would force the truck to lean.

I'll bolt in my front sway bar for the winter in a few months (with a new bracket) and it should straighten out that last 1/2" of difference (which really isn't noticeable to me anymore)

 

[strvger]

so what are you going to do when it rains as the water won't roll off your truck!!??

jk. glad you got it figured out. hadn't seen the sway bars as the culprit before so it's a new place for folks to check when their lean is excessive like yours or when they start to get tippy in the turns.