Possible bent axle and plan ahead.
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Possible bent axle and plan ahead.
New to me 2007 JKUR according to stack of receipts it has 1 degree offset ball joints. It has had 37's on it for awhile, they are starting to wear in the outside tread every other lug. Are the 1 degree offset ball joints masking a bent housing? My plan is to install new Terflex joints and get a camber reading if it's not acceptable then look for an aftermarket housing.
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how often do you rotate them and normally when they scallop its due to worn shocks or suspension componets not alignment issues. if it alignment they will wear the inside or outside or the vehicle will pull to one side or the other ( normally )
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I'd lean towards what the previous post says, shocks or not an aggressive enough of rotation. The more aggressive the tire tread is, the more frequent the tire rotation is required. I run the factory Willys/Rubicon mud tire and rotate each oil change and if I am doing anything that requires jacking it up, I'll rotate again for fun. Rotating never hurts!
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I had a "lean" with my 35's and factory ball joints way back in the day. You could watch the tire pop back straight when you jacked it up. The lower ball joints were toast. It also scalloped the tires pretty bad and very quickly. 1000 miles or so.
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My front axle is bent, as in bent-bent. It's painfully obvious to the eye and from the front axle seals that last around 5,000 miles (and no mud use).
Your front tires are bass ackwards from mine, saying that based on how I see it appearing in the photo above, your tires are out at the tops....? Bad ball joints I guess? Maybe real real bad.
Yours looks like \----/
Mine looks like /----\ with 3.75° on one side and 5.5° on the other.
It's so bad, my wife sees it and she cringes at the level of stupidity I posses for doing this.
Your front tires are bass ackwards from mine, saying that based on how I see it appearing in the photo above, your tires are out at the tops....? Bad ball joints I guess? Maybe real real bad.
Yours looks like \----/
Mine looks like /----\ with 3.75° on one side and 5.5° on the other.
It's so bad, my wife sees it and she cringes at the level of stupidity I posses for doing this.
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Visually, I cannot tell what part or parts are all bent by looking underneath the Jeep. But by having it put on gauges, it's obviously very bent. And by standing in front of the Jeep and looking at it, the tops of the tires are way in the body compared to the bottom.
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I just jacked mine up and with no load on it tire are pretty level. I just ordered new teraflex ball joints. I will put those in next weekend and then have camber checked. If it's good I will decide between Evo gussets and sleeves or Arctec trusses.
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