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Old 06-27-2017, 07:54 AM
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I went to alignment shop,I went there for the first time.
They very good professional and they spent a lot of time with my Jeep.
All the adjustments parts need to be adjusted. Tie rod,track bar,the arms.
The one caster was 1 degrees from the other.
The axle was shifted 1" to the right.
I took Jeep back after one hour. This vivid pulling left there is not anymore! I can to drive without to fight with the steering wheel.
There is s light pull but the mechanic told me the car is totally straight and this light pull maybe is from ss.
Thank you very much all guys for your responds!
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Originally Posted by casual_style
I went to alignment shop,I went there for the first time.
They very good professional and they spent a lot of time with my Jeep.
All the adjustments parts need to be adjusted. Tie rod,track bar,the arms.
The one caster was 1 degrees from the other.
The axle was shifted 1" to the right.
I took Jeep back after one hour. This vivid pulling left there is not anymore! I can to drive without to fight with the steering wheel.
There is s light pull but the mechanic told me the car is totally straight and this light pull maybe is from ss.
Thank you very much all guys for your responds!
Did they adjust your arms and track bar at no extra charge? If so, that's pretty dang good service! Round here they won't do much besides set toe and recenter your steering wheel. Anything above that is considered extra service. Considering someone else has touched all those bolts and jam nuts, you might just double check torque on everything for good measure.
Old 06-27-2017, 12:37 PM
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usually here, the alignment shops regulate the tie rod and recenter the steering wheel - the track bars and the adj arms are checked by Jeep/off road workshops.
this alignment shop is for heavy duty trucks! three persons for one hour works on my Jeep.
Old 06-27-2017, 12:57 PM
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Did they give you an alignment printout? What are the before/after specs.
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No alignment printout...
I know now the caster degree is +5
Old 07-01-2017, 12:56 AM
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Update....
After a few hours of driving,I still have a light pulling in the left.
A big difference from before but it bothers me!
Is there a way to check that is due to my Fox steering stabilizer without take out?
I read many posts that the Fox ss pull left..
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Originally Posted by casual_style
Update....
After a few hours of driving,I still have a light pulling in the left.
A big difference from before but it bothers me!
Is there a way to check that is due to my Fox steering stabilizer without take out?
I read many posts that the Fox ss pull left..
It's only 2 bolts to pull it off and know for sure. Its fine to drive without one, and you'll know instantly.
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Originally Posted by resharp001
It's only 2 bolts to pull it off and know for sure. Its fine to drive without one, and you'll know instantly.
You are right,ok thank you
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Going on week 2 here of driving with no steering stabilizer.

Literally makes no difference, except some really crappy roads in DC...but even passenger cars get thrown around on them. If I do throw one back in, it'll be an OEM one I picked up on Craigslist for CHEAP.

I will literally NEVER understand how someone can spend more than $50 on a steering stabilizer...especially anything with "Fox" on it. They're notorious for pulling to the left, along with the Bilstein one. Fox ATS? LOL... straight bling, minimal performance gain, outrageous price tag. How to spot a mall-crawler 101 I guess, because most of the rigs I've seen with a FOX SS usually still has stock axles, gray coils, or just a poorly set up suspension with plenty of shortcuts taken

Anyways...take the steering stabilizer off and put the OEM one back in.

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Old 07-01-2017, 06:56 AM
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Yep the OEM should be fine and throwing expensive stabilizers on is really just adding bling.


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