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Rear Sag on Drivers Side

Chris3058

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If theres' a thread on this - I cant find it - but here goes for the suspension gurus. I remember some guys talking about it before but i cant find the thread.

Just noticed my rear drivers side is about 1-1.5" lower than the psngr side?? truck has 62k miles.....I do have the Mopar Gold plan extended warranty (Canada eh!) which clearly covers shocks and struts. Slapped a level on it on my damn near level driveway and about 1/2-3/4 of a bubble out.

Is this common or likely an issue? I really dislike (more of don't trust the service advisors) of the dealer nearby and want to avoid them like an Ebola outbreak but warranty is warranty.
 
Every truck I have ever owned has been lower on the driver's side. I've always attributed it to the weight of the fuel tank.
 
My truck had ~1/2-5/8" left lean when new..depending on full or low gas tank.

I popped out the RR spring and cut exactly one ring off the top in the first week I had it. My OEM coil uses 3/8" thick coils, and sure enough that dropped the left lean down to 1/8-1/4"..again depending on full or low gas tank.

The OEM rear coils are stacked/compressed for the top three coils and they are linear rate springs, so cutting the top one off is really without consequence. I've done this kinda thing many times on numerous vehicles over the years without issue.

Yours though, has a TON of lean!😮
 
I had the same amount of lean as Ready Go, and I put a 1/2" spacer on the driver side. Plenty of threads about it, here's one with a lot of my comments: Rear end leans?

Long story short, 1.5" is excessive. I will never be convinced that the lean is normal or ok.
 

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