Jeep darting across lanes....Help
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I had the same issue with the rear end centering. Loosened rear trackbar bracket and adjusted it on the axle as best I could. Also had flighty steering... Set of adjustable control arms to increase castor fixed it. I would say you should spend $4 at harbor freight and check your castor angle. I was down to 3 degrees after my install... 7 seemed to solve my issue. Good luck!
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I was having a problem were my jeep was pulling to the left really hard, if i would of let my steering wheel go it would of taken off to the left mighty quick. So, of course i was pulling my hair out trying to figure this out. I took it to my local tire shop,and my front left tire had about 15 pounds of air in it, so they pupmped it back up and it fixed the problem for good. That was an easy fix their Not saying you are gonna have a fix like that, but it wont hurt to check your tire pressure, any ways good luck and hope you figure it out.
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Ok so I went and checked my tires and they are at 40lbs give or take a pound. What could the alignment shop even have done? If there isn't really that much they can adjust? And if I do need control arms, do I need front and rear or just front and do I need upper and lower? Thanks for all the help and input guys
Ill get a caster angle checker tomorrow and see how bad its off.......Also if I straighten the steering wheel and look at both front tires, the both seem to be off a bit. Like the driver side is turned left a little and the passenger side is to the right a little and thats with the wheel straight. Would this be my toe is off? And is this something that the shop could of done?
Ill get a caster angle checker tomorrow and see how bad its off.......Also if I straighten the steering wheel and look at both front tires, the both seem to be off a bit. Like the driver side is turned left a little and the passenger side is to the right a little and thats with the wheel straight. Would this be my toe is off? And is this something that the shop could of done?
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I had my TF 2.5" spring lift installed at the dealer before I bought it. I went and looked and they left that second bolt out. Couldn't be bothered to drill the hole I guess. So far no wild steering issues, though a little twitchy. I can see how it could become a problem if the bracket started rotating though.
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40 PSI? Wow, that seems way too high. You must feel every pebble in the road. Search the forum for setting optimal tire pressures performing the high tech chalk test method. For the street, I run 27 PSI pressure on my 37 x 12.50 Falken Wild Peaks. I'm very happy with the ride and wear pattern on the tread. Keep us posted.
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Originally Posted by JKSTI&R1
Ok so I went and checked my tires and they are at 40lbs give or take a pound. What could the alignment shop even have done? If there isn't really that much they can adjust? And if I do need control arms, do I need front and rear or just front and do I need upper and lower? Thanks for all the help and input guys
Ill get a caster angle checker tomorrow and see how bad its off.......Also if I straighten the steering wheel and look at both front tires, the both seem to be off a bit. Like the driver side is turned left a little and the passenger side is to the right a little and thats with the wheel straight. Would this be my toe is off? And is this something that the shop could of done?
Ill get a caster angle checker tomorrow and see how bad its off.......Also if I straighten the steering wheel and look at both front tires, the both seem to be off a bit. Like the driver side is turned left a little and the passenger side is to the right a little and thats with the wheel straight. Would this be my toe is off? And is this something that the shop could of done?
If you change your mind later. (This is for flighty steering. The pulling and rear end are separate. Unless your caster angles differ on driver vs passenger side - which isn't really possible w/out adjustable CA's or damage- the pulling will be a different issue.) Next to adjustable track bar... My CA were the biggest difference on my rig.
As for toe in... Yes... Pointing in or out is exactly what toe is & exactly what the alignment shop messes with. (But they usually get that right with all the fancy computers now) However, looking at it means nothing. There is a serious optical illusion looking at your front end. Even w proper toe they often look like they are pointing out. There is a front end alignment thread on here that'll walk you through your front end. But, just measure distance at front of tires vs distance at rear of tires on front axle. Should be slightly less in front (ie-toe in). Happy Wrenching !!!
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40 PSI? Wow, that seems way too high. You must feel every pebble in the road. Search the forum for setting optimal tire pressures performing the high tech chalk test method. For the street, I run 27 PSI pressure on my 37 x 12.50 Falken Wild Peaks. I'm very happy with the ride and wear pattern on the tread. Keep us posted.
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