95Cherokee

....especially you guys that have lifts, does your Jeep pull to one side?

Are you getting excessive tire wear? Is there any way to DIY adjust caster or toe?

My Cherokee still drifts to the left even after my Firestone alignment and I'm worried about wearing out my new tires.

Not a pull, just a drift, but I don't like it.

c-loss

I ended up going threw my whole front end and now my alignment is about perfect. You can get different balljoints that are different degree. If you get new adjustable lower arms you can reset your toe with them.

miglia-spyder

I dont really know how adjustable controls arm would change the toe...maybe the caster angle?

But you can adjust your toe by just loosening the Tie-Rod sleave and turning it the apropriate way to adjust your Toe in or out.

Im set at 1/8" Toe-in (/ \)

The only way you can adjust your caster is with adjustable control arms. So if you have those, just adjust them accordingly, I forget the acutal angle mines set at.

93XJLI

mine tracks straight as an arrow.

92muddycherokee

After having 3 Cherokees, I have come to realize that a crooked steering wheel is normal...

XJ?2010

You can adjust your caster on the unibody mounts of the LCA. Mine tracks strait after doing an alighnment on a alighnmet rack.

cjmass47

x2 my steering wheel is perfectly sideways when i go straight

BlueXJ

That is easily adjusted by loosening the drag link and turning it until the steering wheel is straight again. This adjustment will not affect your alignment.

c-loss

Thanks for correcting me on that. I dont know why but alignment terms are always impossible for me to remember. Thanks again

mike albo

Mine pulled to the left after I lifted it.Turns out the track bar wasn't adjusted correctly.The alighnment shop fixed it, now its drives nice and straight.

xjbones

i have 8'' lift and my steering wheel is straight!! just have to adjust it right.

with full width axles and custom steering , no shops around here want to touch my jeeps alignment for under $200!! im not ever gonna spend that!! i spent a half hour with a tape measure doing my alignment in my driveway....goes straight down the road and no wierd tire wear. if you just take your time and know the tolerances, you can do it this way too!! i went to automotive colledge, thats where i learned the tape measure method...works great if you know how alignments work. i wouldnt do it to a lexus though!!

COSXJFAN

1/8" toe in, and my XJ is happy as can be!! I, like others have mentioned, do my own alignments, the shops act like it's too much work to do it....RIGHT!!

thatXJguy

My alignment is "as good as it's gonna get."

It drives straight as an arrow, unless the road crown is present, then I have to counter-steer.

I have Camber out of spec, but it's not major enough to cause tire wear. Everything else is perfect thanks to adjustable control arms.

XJlimitedx99

I just finished my 6" lift and had a local off-road shop do an alignment for me. I had them adjust my track bar to have the front and rear perfectly aligned, as well as the castor and toe. Cost me just over $200, well worth it IMO. My castor is about 5.5 degrees on the driver's side, and slightly less on the passenger's. My jeep drives straight as an arrow on flat ground, responds well to the suspension cycling, and wants to return to center after a turn. I was amazed after I left the shop.

vank

To the OP, you said "Firestone alignment".. Just want to point out that most run of the mill places will adjust your alignment based on factory specs. Once you've added a lift or changed steering etc your xj will no longer be happy with factory specs. You'll be better off doing it yourself with a tape measure and a plumb bob or if that's out of the question bring it to a dedicated off road shop.