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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by xj_maniac_newb

Yep. That's what confuses me. Maybe Rough Country is wrong and i need to push my LCA's out further.
There is a chart somewhere on NAXJA with drop bracket lca lengths
Old Mar 14, 2013 | 10:40 AM
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Have you measured your caster yet?
Old Mar 14, 2013 | 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Xj88
Have you measured your caster yet?
Not yet. I guarantee you thats my problem, now that i look at it the damn bolts on the LCA's are in the same spot as was when i put them on.. I'll probably go to the alignment shop and make them re-do it for free/ do it myself.

EDIT: And now that i think MORE about it, the guy i dropped it off with was saying something to the likes of "can you adjust caster on a jeep?" to the old guy there, I DID tell him "You adjust it with the lower control arms," But i guarantee you he never touched them because he thought i was wrong.

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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 10:58 AM
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yea the RC drop brackets use the same system as OEM to adjust castor - by shimming the frame side LCA bolts - that's that the two small nuts on the backside are for
Old Mar 14, 2013 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by dukie564
yea the RC drop brackets use the same system as OEM to adjust castor - by shimming the frame side LCA bolts - that's that the two small nuts on the backside are for
Idk maybe they didnt hear me or something. I figured a reputable shop in town thats been there for years would know what they're doing. Especially when there was 3 guys working on the thing when i left. Kinda pisses me off honestly.
Old Mar 14, 2013 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by xj_maniac_newb

Idk maybe they didnt hear me or something. I figured a reputable shop in town thats been there for years would know what they're doing. Especially when there was 3 guys working on the thing when i left. Kinda pisses me off honestly.
I have one castor adjustment shim lol

That does sound ghetto
Old Mar 14, 2013 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by 94XjSport94
I have one castor adjustment shim lol

That does sound ghetto
I'm probably gonna skip my night class and drive up there right meow. I'm tired of driving the jeep this way. Unlucky for them I'm sure they'll have to reset the toe-in as well.
Old Mar 14, 2013 | 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by xj_maniac_newb
I'm probably gonna skip my night class and drive up there right meow. I'm tired of driving the jeep this way. Unlucky for them I'm sure they'll have to reset the toe-in as well.


Annndddd I'm off to watch super Troopers.
Old Mar 14, 2013 | 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by 1976Mustang

Annndddd I'm off to watch super Troopers.
Good idea. Count me in.
Old Mar 14, 2013 | 12:13 PM
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I've got it recorded at the house.. told the guy here it felt like the castor wasn't set right, he laughed and said "what you dont know is you can't set the castor on a jeep" so I took him outside and showed him how wrong he was. He's not happy.
Old Mar 14, 2013 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by xj_maniac_newb
I've got it recorded at the house.. told the guy here it felt like the castor wasn't set right, he laughed and said "what you dont know is you can't set the castor on a jeep" so I took him outside and showed him how wrong he was. He's not happy.
Sears told me that here, too.
Old Mar 14, 2013 | 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown

Sears told me that here, too.
Makes me wonder how many of the many wranglers around here are driving around with a bad alignment.
Old Mar 14, 2013 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by xj_maniac_newb
I've got it recorded at the house.. told the guy here it felt like the castor wasn't set right, he laughed and said "what you dont know is you can't set the castor on a jeep" so I took him outside and showed him how wrong he was. He's not happy.
how the **** can you be an alignment guy and not know how to shim castor on a truck?
Old Mar 14, 2013 | 12:37 PM
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Anyone ever make their own H4 wiring harness? Like the putco?

Trying to decide wether I should buy it or not, seems a lot people change and replace things within it anyways.

I need to learn to solder anyways.
Old Mar 14, 2013 | 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by dukie564

how the **** can you be an alignment guy and not know how to shim castor on a truck?
I'm not sure. There's another Cherokee in here getting worked on so I guess they just learned something new.



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