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Old 04-05-2013 | 10:28 AM
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Greetings forum members
It has been a while since visiting the forum. Need some help on front end alignment.

I am told by a mechanic that my right front is maxed out on adjustment for the alignment. He said it is within Chrysler spec but off enough the that
tire is constantly wearing prematurely. He mentioned adding a kit for both camber and toe in to aid in the adjustment. The price was around 600.00.
Anyone have any experience with this. Is that a fair price? It seems the kits I have seen for this are fairly inexpensive but this is a gray area for me.

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Old 04-08-2013 | 10:08 AM
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Old 04-08-2013 | 10:27 AM
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If may be helpful if you told us what you have installed on the jeep right now...suspension and steering components
Old 04-08-2013 | 11:28 AM
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I am told by a mechanic that my right front is maxed out on adjustment for the alignment. He said it is within Chrysler spec but off enough the that
tire is constantly wearing prematurely. He mentioned adding a kit for both camber and toe in to aid in the adjustment. The price was around 600.00.
Post your current alignment specs, and find out EXACTLY what he wants to install. I am guessing offset balljoints for the camber and cams for the caster (unless you already have cams? And he wants to weld up the holes and add adjustables?), but what is he installing for the toe ??

To me, it sounds like you bent the c's and/or housing, and you need to address that before throwing money at new components.




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