Lw2044

98 cherokee i replaced all steering linkage, new tie rods, new ball joints and wheel bearings, alignment, brand new tires and they are still feathering on the outside edges. Steering wheel shakes a little at 60 mph. Any ideas what else could cause this?

BatmanXJ

Control arm Bushings? Upper and lower. Any pictures?

Lw2044

Cant see the feathering from the pictures but if you run your hand around you can definitely feel it

DFlintstone

I'd take it back to where they did the alignment and show them. Sounds like they botched, (or forgot) the toe-in adjustment. That will waste your tires right away. Once a shop did that too my Mom. Boy were they surprised when I came in and explained they were responsible for buying her a new pair of tires! (and setting the toe-in) (they did).

Lw2044

Wow. Well they did print me off the alignment measurements and they looked good to me because ive done them myself before. But i should double check that thanks!

DFlintstone

There are a few shade-tree methods. An easy one if you have the clearance is to wrap a long string around all four, maybe shim it. I think the spec on my 90 is "zero". Ones I've done, (different method), is 1/8-3/16, in, at the tread. Yea, feathering is what you get when that's off. Let us know! Good luck.

may pop

Ask them to rebalance the front tire.

Lw2044

Could bad balancing cause feathering? Ive never heard of that.

DFlintstone

He probably was referring to the steering wheel shaking. Yea, sometimes that will happen worse at a certain speed range, out of balance.

Lw2044

I think its my cheap steel rims because ive noticed they put the weights on improperly every time (stacking the stick on weights on top of eachother)

Slim357

Use balancing beads instead of weights it works so much better

may pop

I have balanced a few with the stick ans the hammer on weight and always had better results with the hammer ons. Are the stick on weights on the back side? or both?
Also you never said what tires you are running and how many miles are on them now.

Ron

Lw2044

They're just stock size general grabbers. Stick-on weights on the inside of the wheel only

Lw2044

About 2k on them

may pop

Well that sucks. At 2000 miles they should still be like new. I think it needs to go back to the alignment shop for a recheck. I have not had good luck with the stick on weights. The hammer on ones did a better job as the are placed differentlly. I would bet that is your wobble at 60 MPH.

Ron