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Old 05-09-2012, 10:34 PM
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My jeep pulls to the right at lower speed, like 45 and under. Seems to be fine at 55 and up, just a slight pull. Why could be wrong? Alignment is good. Do I need to get my tire srebalanced? new ball joints? Any ideas would help
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Any funny wear on the tires? Stock suspension?
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Any funny wear on the tires? Stock suspension?
Wear isn't perfect.
Its lifted 4". It does makea sound on the front passenger side tho when I hit bumps, idk what it might be. My buddy said swaybar, I removed it and it still makes the noise
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If your alignment is good and nothing is loose or appears bent, I'd be tempted to rotate the tires and see what happens. I've had tires with irregular wear start to pull.
Any looseness in the ball joints? That's a common cause for clunking over bumps..could also cause a pull.
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If your alignment is good and nothing is loose or appears bent, I'd be tempted to rotate the tires and see what happens. I've had tires with irregular wear start to pull.
Any looseness in the ball joints? That's a common cause for clunking over bumps..could also cause a pull.
I just rotated the tired about 3 wees ago. Ill have to check the ball joints tomorrow.
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