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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 08:36 AM
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Howdy folks, my dad just got his jeep lifted a couple weeks ago. A little more then 3in gained. And wow does that make a difference. The ride is soooo nice now. But since the lift pushed the axle over about 1/4in my dad wanted to get a new trackbar. We got that in, the axle is aligned, but the steering wheel is turned to the right about an 1/8 of a turn. and its annoying. Now what can i do to fix that without ripping the steering wheel off? Could i just take the drop arm off the steering box, turn the wheel back straight and slap it back on? would that work? of would i have to take off the bar, recenter the thing and put it back on?
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Tankerblade
Howdy folks, my dad just got his jeep lifted a couple weeks ago. A little more then 3in gained. And wow does that make a difference. The ride is soooo nice now. But since the lift pushed the axle over about 1/4in my dad wanted to get a new trackbar. We got that in, the axle is aligned, but the steering wheel is turned to the right about an 1/8 of a turn. and its annoying. Now what can i do to fix that without ripping the steering wheel off? Could i just take the drop arm off the steering box, turn the wheel back straight and slap it back on? would that work? of would i have to take off the bar, recenter the thing and put it back on?
After you align the axle and do an alignment, you need to adjust the draglink adjuster to align the steering wheel.



There's an adjuster with two bolts right in the middle of the draglink. Loosen two bolts, twist adjuster, check for centered steering wheel.

Does the trackbar have a drop bracket with it? I'm asking because you mentioned the drop pitman arm.
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 11:35 AM
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awesome thanks for the reply, thats exactly what i was looking for. no it doesnt have a drop arm. just the stock. i apologize for confusion. i forgot what it was called
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