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I can say with pretty good confidence that it still has the stock rzeppa joints. Is that going to be a big problem?

I just checked, as precisely as a tape measure on bolt centers can be, and I have 20.5" on either side, eye to eye (give or take 1/32").

It's an Unlimited 4 door. I specifically bought the adjustable rear control arms to correct the rear pinion angle. The 4x4 shop that I mentioned earlier are the ones who made the initial justments.They were maintained or rechecked by the alignment shop that serviced the Jeep afterwards.

It was time to re-check the torque on my Spidertrax spacers today, so I figured I would grab some pictures of the rear suspension. While I was at it, I did snug down the fasteners for the rear sway bar end links. I'm definitely thinking that this is related to the curvature of my springs and...

Thanks, I will put this on my to-try list this weekend.

Good idea, I might have to give that a try.

Interesting, I'll take a look. The axle was re-geared and had new bearings installed recently, so I'm not sure if it's that yet. But I will check underneath with a dead blow.

I'll have to check the coils. Unfortunately, it's hard to tell because they have chipped paint and rust flecks all over. I'm not sure if I got a really good look at the side closest to the track bar, but I will. Thanks for the suggestion. I can't confirm if the hole is elongated at this point...

Well, the other day, leaving work, reversing out of my parking spot with my wheel nearly at full lock, I got that soft clunk noise from the rear again. At this point, my opinion is that it has something to do with my bowed (Rough Country...didn't buy them myself) springs, possibly a bad bushing...

I took your guys' advice and picked up Spidertrax spacers. Just got them installed last night. If nothing else, aesthetically, they make an improvement. Steering feels a little lighter somehow, but the stance does feel more stable as well. As an update, here's a picture of each side of the rear...

Thanks for the input, everyone. I've got some Spidertrax spacers on order and will be following their installation instructions to the "t." Since this is my first time with wheel spacers, it seems like a logical question to ask: do I need to make any adjustments to my steering stops to...

@wayoflife I was going to add, if I install 1.25 or 1.5 inch wheel spacers, would I need to mess with my rear sway bar or end links? I wonder if I'd be able to straighten them out or if I'd benefit from adjustable sway bar links, etc? I'm thinking about going with these Teraflex 1.25" spacers...

You're living up to your title, I see. ;)

Am I low on coffee this morning or is that a nice little bend in the end link there?

It's definitely appreciated to get some direct experience on this. I mistakenly assumed anything is possible if you maintain stock wheel and tire sizes, but it looks like it might not be that simple.

It's certainly a possibility. I kind of cheaped out and got a basic Rough Country adjustable rear track bar (it had the stock one prior) and took it to the alignment shop (put on the same brand adjustable front too) to have the axles aligned. When I came to the alignment shop with the 3rd...

Thank you sir, appreciate the confirmation.

Thank you for the confirmation. So, what I'm getting out of this, is that even though I'm running stock size tires (255/75/R17) on the stock wheels, those are simply incompatible with whatever lift (appears to be ~3") the previous owner installed? And I would have 3 choices: 1.) Install wheel...

I guess based on my understanding of how it should be set up, or at least per some manufacturers like JKS, is that angle on the sway bar shouldn't be greater or less than +/-5°. I occasionally get a clunk from the rear when turning at almost full lock (like a U-turn or backing out of a parking...

I've been spending some time down the rabbit hole and am getting the impression things aren't quite right with my rear end setup. Funny enough, I've had my Jeep at an 4x4 specialized alignment shop, multiple times, and a 4x4 shop, none of which said anything about how things were looking back...