Jeep darting across lanes....Help
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NO. just by feel. I am tired from the drive LOL. But I will tomorrow before I take it back to the shop. It pulls very very hard to the left, I hope its just I hit a pothole and knocked the alignment off. Hopefully that fixes the pulling problem, but I don't know about the rest of the problems......
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did you install the lift or did you have it done and is there a chance that cam bolts were installed? this is something that alignment shops like to do to help set more positive caster and it really is unfortuante as they are a big mistake. in order to install them, you have to cut out your axle mounts so that the holes become slots and, if the bolts come loose (common problem), this can significantly change the position of your axle - thus cause it to pull
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My dad is the manager at fletcher tire here in Az, so I did it with him and unless it came with them ( I don't think it did ) then we didn't install it. Do you think the alignment shop did?
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no, it isn't the right way to tell and even if it is off, it still should NOT cause the problems you seem to be having. track bar relocation brackets are not an exact science and the correction they provide is dictated by the amount of lift you have. if you have more lift than what it is designed to address, your axle will shift to the passenger side and, if you have less, it will go toward the drive side. this is totally normal and why an adjustable track bar is the better way to go for such a small lift.
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like i said, it's not uncommon for an alignment shop to install cam bolts as they are a cheap easy way to add more positive caster to your front axle. if you do have them on, one most likely came loose and that would explain a lot.
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no, it isn't the right way to tell and even if it is off, it still should NOT cause the problems you seem to be having. track bar relocation brackets are not an exact science and the correction they provide is dictated by the amount of lift you have. if you have more lift than what it is designed to address, your axle will shift to the passenger side and, if you have less, it will go toward the drive side. this is totally normal and why an adjustable track bar is the better way to go for such a small lift.
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What do they look like or what should I look for? Sorry new to jeep
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To me the feel of driving it now feels like something is wrong or broken. It doesn't feel the same as it did last week and I have had the lift and a adj front track bar on foe weeks with 0 problems.....
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they are typically shiny silver bolts that will be sitting a bit off center on top of big washers. the washers are supposed to hold everything in place in between two embossed tabs on the control arm mounts but, they rarely do a good job of this.