Rock Krawler 2.5 max travel
04-16-2012, 07:10 PM
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Rock Krawler 2.5 max travel
Just had this lift installed and now i need to get it aligned! My question is, can the lower control arms be adjusted with the jeep on the ground and would a alignment shop be able to do this? And what should my caster be set at? I was thinking 4.9 degrees?I gained about 4" over stock with this lift. THANKS GUYS!!
04-17-2012, 06:07 AM
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We recommend 4.2 to 4.5 degrees as a nice compromise of caster and driveline angles. An alignment shop can do it if they use the compensation jack in the middle of the rack to take the weight off and adjust the arms. If they do that when you get it back make sure all the jam nuts are cranked back down because we have seen many jeeps come back from the alignment shop with less than properly torqued jam nuts which can only lead to problems. Hope that helps.
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04-17-2012, 06:50 AM
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04-17-2012, 10:47 AM
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The joint threads will move inside the arm, wearing out the threads. Eventually, I imagine there would be enough slop to cause death wobble and the parts would be worn to the point that they would need replaced.
But, you're right, it wouldn't be immediately catastrophic.
But, you're right, it wouldn't be immediately catastrophic.
04-17-2012, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Merlin4979
What problems could this cause? (This is all prefaced by me stating that I do try to make sure that my jam nuts are torqued properly) But, hypothetically, if the jam nut came loose, there's nowhere for the joint/arm to go, is there? The bolt holding it to the axle is keeping everything in place, right?
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04-17-2012, 12:46 PM
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Those are great responses and both correct!
Jam nuts do two things;
They hold the orientation of a joint or arm!
They also apply preload to the thread section in a control arm which ensures proper fastening techniques are applied.
Over time the worst case is the threads wear out completely and either the joint strips or the bar strips. You should notice some noise and loose connection(s) way before this happens.
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Jam nuts do two things;
They hold the orientation of a joint or arm!
They also apply preload to the thread section in a control arm which ensures proper fastening techniques are applied.
Over time the worst case is the threads wear out completely and either the joint strips or the bar strips. You should notice some noise and loose connection(s) way before this happens.
RK
