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A question about the infamous Bronco leanIn

Tamnative3

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In thinking about the lean on the passenger side of my Bronco, if it is caused by the strut arm bushings pulling down on the back wouldn’t it compress the rear leaf sprong or show up elsewhere in the rear causing different measurements then the right side?
Just a thought worth pondering.
 

nvrstuk

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So many variables... I mean a dozen or more. When I figured out (accidently) what caused the "Infamous Bronco Lean" back in the '90's and wrote up the fix it was easy to determine as there were only a couple potential variables because my Bronco didn't have the lean before and all I had done was insert new springs.

After installation it leaned! WTH? lol I remembered that many of us were having the same problem because at that time we were buying new long travel soft riding springs. I swapped springs side to side and it still leaned.

So I started fiddling and figured it out. I only said all of the above because I only had two possible scenario's. We have no idea what's going on with your build...

Do you have...

- new springs front

- new springs rear

- new bushings

- how long have you owned this rig

- did it lean when you bought it

- did you work on the front end at all

- did you work on the rear leafs

- did it start leaning all of a sudden like after a wheeling trip

Need more info before we start listing 12 or more different potential causes...
 
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Tamnative3

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So many variables... I mean a dozen or more. When I figured out (accidently) what caused the "Infamous Bronco Lean" back in the '90's and wrote up the fix it was easy to determine as there were only a couple potential variables because my Bronco didn't have the lean before and all I had done was insert new springs.

After installation it leaned! WTH? lol I remembered that many of us were having the same problem because at that time we were buying new long travel soft riding springs. I swapped springs side to side and it still leaned.

So I started fiddling and figured it out. I only said all of the above because I only had two possible scenario's. We have no idea what's going on with your build...

Do you have...

- new springs front

- new springs rear

- new bushings

- how long have you owned this rig

- did it lean when you bought it

- did you work on the front end at all

- did you work on the rear leafs

- did it start leaning all of a sudden like after a wheeling trip

Need more info before we start listing 12 or more different potential causes...
That wasn’t the question though. I know what Can cause it , the question was if it is the “c”bushings pulling the side down don’t you think it would show up on the leaf springs measurement to axle?
 
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Tamnative3

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So many variables... I mean a dozen or more. When I figured out (accidently) what caused the "Infamous Bronco Lean" back in the '90's and wrote up the fix it was easy to determine as there were only a couple potential variables because my Bronco didn't have the lean before and all I had done was insert new springs.

After installation it leaned! WTH? lol I remembered that many of us were having the same problem because at that time we were buying new long travel soft riding springs. I swapped springs side to side and it still leaned.

So I started fiddling and figured it out. I only said all of the above because I only had two possible scenario's. We have no idea what's going on with your build...

Do you have...

- new springs front

- new springs rear

- new bushings

- how long have you owned this rig

- did it lean when you bought it

- did you work on the front end at all

- did you work on the rear leafs

- did it start leaning all of a sudden like after a wheeling trip

Need more info before we start listing 12 or more different potential causes...
But to answer your questions: I don’t know if it has new coil springs, rear leafs look original,the bushings have been replaced by the previous owner, had it for about 1year, I didn’t notice it if it did, just the steering linkage,haven’t touched the leaf springs. I haven’t driven it yet so no wheeling.
Do know that a previous owner did some “hoaky “ things to it. like electric seats that didn’t work with electrical wires all over the floor among other stuff.
 
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