warthog

just got off the phone with the alignment shop. they told me the alignment is done but it slightly pulls to the right. i just put the new lift and tires on. he said it could be the new tires making it pull. i am picking it up around 430 central time. just need to know if i should call him out on that. New tires making a vehicle pull one way or the other? never heard of that.

Willys55

Tell them to swap the front tires left to right and test drive it again, if it still pulls they did not complete the alignment

warthog

ok will do, they also told me the caster is not adjustable on these jeeps. any truth to that?

93gc40

How much and what did the lift consist of, parts wise? What are the alignment reading they have set? If you have a lift you may not want to be aligned to the stock specs.

95Cherokee

I just got new BFG A/T's a couple days ago, now it pulls to one side, I'm taking it to Firestone this Friday for the lifetime alignment.

Wonder if the same thing will happen to me?

clayton3854

what size lift did you get? did the lift come with a new trac bar>? depending on the size of the lift and if you did or did not get a new trac bar your front axle might be slightly off centered and that coudl be causing the pull. thats whats causing my pull i need a new adjustable trac bar to center my front axle

93gc40

Caster is adjustable on XJs. Either with shims behind the adjusting shoes on stock control arms or by Upgrading to adjustable control arms.

95Cherokee

It's hilarious that I had cheap crappy, cracked, dry rotted worn out, Fisk tires on it and the alignment was near perfect, now with brand new high quality tires, it pulls to one side.

I'm wanting to replace some front end bushings with new urethane ones before I get my alignment, it couldn't hurt.

warthog

it is the rustys 4.5" spring pack with new adjustable trackbar, new lower control arms, springs, shocks. not sure i will call and ask that also.

yea it had a new adjustable track bar, i thought it was pretty well centered but my eyes could be off

yea i honestly dont know why i didnt upgrade to the adjustable CA's. i guess i didn't know what it would enhance if they were adjusted.

warthog

just got off the phone with a rusty's off road tech to see if anyone has reported problems like this with the kit. he said you can adjust the caster by messing with the cam bolts on the lower control arm where it mounts to the axle. said it can be adjusted up to 7 degrees. can someone go in depth on this to where i can do this at home.
Thanks

4.3L XJ

Ask your tech if he checked the castor on both sides.

jonnyb78

i wouldnt attempt vaster adjustment at home especially if your not familliar with it. it wont really move enough for u to see well/ you can adjust toe at home. but best left to the pros with the expensive equipment. did u try switching the left front to the right?

warthog

not yet the wifes at work and i got the kid, i picked it up from the shop and the pull to the right is very slight. it is something i could get use to but i will swap the tires this weekend to see if it still pulls. thanks for all the advice