Binding/skipping passenger tire on sharp slow turns

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Nov 28, 2010 | 06:42 PM

#16

dbcox

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Year: 1988

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.o

You sure its the front, i didnt see where you said front or rear. If you have a limited slip unit and changed the lube and didnt use a limited slip additive the clutches will chatter and stick and cause the rear to stay locked up and cause the rear to skip and jump

Nov 28, 2010 | 08:50 PM

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oggy017

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From: Watertown, NY

Year: 1999

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

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Originally Posted by Converted96

Had my friend come back over today to redo the alignment.

I found i was toed in 1/2 inch too much, i thought i would be way further off but i was not.

adjusted the toe in to just under 1/8 difference than the back of the fronts, my wheel skipping is alot better. ive only noticed it once or twice, but im thinking that it could be the surface i am on, nice and smooth asphalt. she drives nice and straight down the road, just gotta tweek my steering wheel a little bit more.

now, i checked my u joints with the tires on and in the air and couldnt find any play in them, i mean its probably so very minimal that its probably not any concern.

im happy with the way it is, i mean i know its not going to be a brand new truck, even replacing parts as the whole things got 170k...

If there is ANY play in U-joints you need to replace them. I couldn't notice any play in my drivers side, but had already bought the u-joint so I figured I'd replace it anyway, took the old one out and found that the needle bearings in one cap had all rusted together and actually looked more like a bushing than needle bearings. Glad i replaced them before they caused me a problem this winter.

Not saying your U-joints are bad, just saying you should have zero play in them.