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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 10:42 AM
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i have a 95 cherokee sport, 4 door, 5 speed manual. i put my lift on about a month ago and took it to a shop to get it aligned. the shop said there not touching at due to liability issues so i took it home. the caster is the main thing that needs to be adjusted. ive heard you use the upper controll arms to adjust this but i dont see how it would. my controll arm are adjustable. someone help me out
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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 10:44 AM
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Do it yourself it is easy... http://go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoAlignment.htm
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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 10:47 AM
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The toe is the main thing that SHOULD need to be adjusted, but the caster will be off a little too. Just remember that the caster and pinion are both adjusted by tilting the axle. Problem is what is good for 1 is bad for the other. So you have to find the happy medium between GOOD pinion and caster angles.
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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 10:55 AM
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i believe my toe in is okay though. i need to fix the caster because the tires are wearing on the outside edges
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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 11:39 AM
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you mean like if the wheels were toed in too much.....
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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 12:16 PM
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i couldnt tell you, im not too farmiliar with alignment, if you look at it from the front it looks like the bottom of the tires are in more than the top, people tell me its smy caster and thats what i was going by
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