3 inch lift all over the road
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3 inch lift all over the road
Ok sooo... i have a 1998 cherokee bought her cheap she was beat to hell. Cleaned her up & bought a 3" lift from fat bobs with the coils and leaf springs , put the lift on while doing so i replaced everything.. all tie rods ball joints , sway bar bushings .. sway bar links .. should i do dropped pitman arm?? adjustable track bar? My wife drive this alot and she is pretty pissed lol
Any opinions would be greatly appreciated!
Any opinions would be greatly appreciated!
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yes alignment was done .. The tech said that he could not adjust my camber because there was no where to adjust. it drives straight if i hold it straight but a bump here and there and im way off coarse
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Camber is not adjustable on solid axle vehicles. Was caster within spec?
Track bar and drag link should be parallel for the least amount of bump steer. Can you post a picture of the front end?
Track bar and drag link should be parallel for the least amount of bump steer. Can you post a picture of the front end?
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i will post a pic tomorrow in the am.. thank you very much! and also my steering is really sloppy now like there's a ton of play.it feels like i have to turn the wheel a little before it even turns. it was nice and tight before the lift even with all the jacked tie-rods and ball-joints.
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i will post a pic tomorrow in the am.. thank you very much! and also my steering is really sloppy now like there's a ton of play.it feels like i have to turn the wheel a little before it even turns. it was nice and tight before the lift even with all the jacked tie-rods and ball-joints.
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Stock alignment setting are useless on a lifted vechicle toes only part that's similar ...a few degrees can make a big difference. http://go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoAlignment.htm
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Stock alignment setting are useless on a lifted vechicle toes only part that's similar ...a few degrees can make a big difference. http://go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoAlignment.htm
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Do you have aftermarket longer control arms? If not it will tend to drift because your caster is out. Shims can be used, about an eight inch for a 3" lift to bring this back to spec. Not sure on the sloppy steering change. I know mine always had sloppy steering, was fixed by carefully adjusting the steering box. Have someone move the steering wheel back and forth and follow the movement from the steering shaft to the gearbox to the pitman arm, drag link, and tie rod. If you see the body tends to move when first using the steering wheel check the track bar bushings.
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With upgraded suspension components and steering it will drive better than stock, mine does even with the caster a bit off and worn upper control arm bushings. Biggest problem with jeeps are the crappy stock track bars and inverted y steering.