Axle Alignment and tire wear
07-05-2016, 01:55 PM
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Shot in the dark here but did you ratchet strap the axle and frame to line up the rear track bar with the new bracket? The same needs to be done of the front and then install the adj. trackbar. I could see someone not ratcheting it and just making the trackbar long enough to fit. The front was more difficult for me with all the measuring.
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07-05-2016, 03:01 PM
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I didn't pull the frame over the axle, I pulled the axle under the frame. I set the axle (pumpkin) on a floor jack with the wheels facing traverse. Disconnect the adjustable side of the track bar. Attach one side of the ratchet strap to the frame (whichever side it needs to move towards) which is on jack stands and the other side to the axle. To adjust the length of the track bar, I measured how far it was off at ride height, I believe you said an inch to driver. So you want to move the axle .5" to right (passenger). So you shorten the track bar by .5". To do that I measured how far the threaded side stuck out, then reduced that by just over .5" to allow for the angle. Ratchet the axle over until it lines up with the bolt holes. Re-attach and drop it down to ride height and check the results and adjust as necessary. That's just what worked for me though.
07-05-2016, 03:27 PM
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That is essentially what I did as well. I had to do the rear before the trackbar bolt hole would line up with the bracket's bolt hole.
The front was very similar but you have to keep measuring back and forth on each side until they are the same, then adjust the size of adjustable front trackbar to fit this correct length.
The front was a lot of "click the ratchet strap once, measure, not enough, click again, measure, not enough, click it again, measure, too much, dammit! Start over..."
The front was very similar but you have to keep measuring back and forth on each side until they are the same, then adjust the size of adjustable front trackbar to fit this correct length.
The front was a lot of "click the ratchet strap once, measure, not enough, click again, measure, not enough, click it again, measure, too much, dammit! Start over..."
07-05-2016, 04:37 PM
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I didn't pull the frame over the axle, I pulled the axle under the frame. I set the axle (pumpkin) on a floor jack with the wheels facing traverse. Disconnect the adjustable side of the track bar. Attach one side of the ratchet strap to the frame (whichever side it needs to move towards) which is on jack stands and the other side to the axle. To adjust the length of the track bar, I measured how far it was off at ride height, I believe you said an inch to driver. So you want to move the axle .5" to right (passenger). So you shorten the track bar by .5". To do that I measured how far the threaded side stuck out, then reduced that by just over .5" to allow for the angle. Ratchet the axle over until it lines up with the bolt holes. Re-attach and drop it down to ride height and check the results and adjust as necessary. That's just what worked for me though.