Gotta be careful. Toe out can cause tire wear on the insides. and, some of these alignment guys want the perfect/optimal spec, not what the factory tolerates, or they must sell you a bill of goods.

 

When I wore my fancy new mud tires out it was caused by improper toe alignment. Like I said before my camber is slightly off and I haven't noticed any abnormal wear.

 

Not my recommendation in this case, but we always used to say "set the toe and let it go".

 

Thank you sir.

 

Have you checked the wheel bearings for play? My jeep was "cambered" pretty bad on the driver's side causing wear on the inside of the tire. I jacked it up and checked for lateral play - it wasn't terrible, but it was definitely noticeable. Replaced the bearings and it's straight up and down now.

Could be your problem, or it could be the ball joints. I don't know why you'd need adjustables, could just be the ball joint is worn out.

=sidenote= just because the previous owner never took it off road, doesn't mean he hadn't hit the occasional or even rare pothole. Those can wreak some havoc on joints and bearings.

 

In Mich "occasional or rare" and potholes don't belong on the same page, let alone sentance
I doubt anyone hits rocks or holes @60 on the trail.
Wish I'd have kept the sheet on my son's alignment (for comparison)

Seems you would have to have a bent axle to really need adj Bjoints, weren't OEM.

 

I'm confused. Is this the correct tie rod end for my ZJ V8 tie rod ? The description of where it goes has me confused.

 

I learned something....

 

They're really only needed when there's a bow in the housing.

 

I've been fixing my old '97 4x4 XJ sport little by little until I started test driving it thinking it was going to be easy until it started giving off this odd sound. Whenever I drive, a clicking/tapping sound comes from the front driver side that seems to speed up as the car does. It also feels held back, like it isn't going at the speed it should. Now, here are my suspicions: 1) It might just be the brakes since all the others were changed except for those from going on a friends word that they didn't need to be changed 2) Maybe it's just a faulty caliper? 3) It's something in the front axle. I'm really hoping it's not #3.

 

time for some noggin poking!

 

Ive heard the ujoints in the knuckle make that noise. Jack up that wheel and check for play or broken caps on that u joint.

 

Was poking around under my jeep earlier and noticed my front driveline almost looks like its slipping out. Only because its one of the only spots not covered in mud... but i just dont remember seeing it that way before. Is it normal?


Driveline on the left headed towards the rear. Its just that spot where it slides into that knuckle that holds the u joint to the front diff.

 

If you need some ideas on what and how to check, speak up.

 

Yes that's normal. Both ends of the front driveshaft are fixed (bolted to yokes) so the whole shaft expands and contracts as things move around. You should hit it with some grease to help it move.