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May 7, 2012 | 04:18 PM

#31

77olds

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From: Lansing, MI

Year: 2000

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

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Originally Posted by huntingman2706217

And I got shims... Two at least on the one side... They sit so when the bolt slides in that slot the weight rests on the shims instead of the tightness of the bolt... I never noticed the slit cause its two pieces... Always looks like one single hole unless u look hard...

I wonder if they're factory shims? Those adjustments can make the entire axle tilt left or right, which is why they're adjustable in the first place.

Your MJ may have been built out of spec and shimmed to bring it back into spec, OR it might have been in an accident once and the body shop shimmed it to get the axle straight again.

May 7, 2012 | 04:20 PM

#32

huntingman2706217

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From: Griffin, G.A.

Year: 1990

Model: Comanche

Engine: 4.0 I6

I can take a pic... It all looks factory to me... Fancy lug like bolts hold them in or something... Phones dead so it wont take pics but might can with my tablet...

May 7, 2012 | 04:43 PM

#33

Bossokee

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From: Dalton, MA

Year: 1998

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 H.O. 180K miles

Hey you've got my respect man, and yeah they actually used the shims from the factory. I think you can buy some on certain websites but I'm not sure. The factory ones make for a good template if you are looking to extend the arms a bit more with a 1/4 inch shim

May 7, 2012 | 06:21 PM

#34

86-Chief

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From: Southern Cali

Year: 1986

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 2.5L turbo, 4.0L tb swap, ported head ect

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Originally Posted by Nperryman

Did nothing with my tie rod.... Actually that's all that needed to be aligned-the toe. It was off, but it still needed to be changed. You definitely need to readjust your toe in/out after the change the height in your suspension. Also he said he wanted a nice ride, and I'm not sure how much the o.p. is wanting to spend, but longer lower control arms might give a softer ride up front than 3" right? It's not necessary though, I am on stock control arms.

For a nicer ride yes! My 15.75" stock arms blew. I got 16" arms those blew for ride to!
I then set my lowers, adjustable, at 16.5" and it rode tons better. I've now got them set to 18" or so..2" stretch up front.

So if you get lowers, get the 16.5" ones!

Is everyone talking about the shims behind the factory arms? Mine had 2 of them in there from the factory..2 per side. From my understanding that was how they adjusted the caster to get it setup right.

Last edited by 86-Chief; May 7, 2012 at 06:28 PM.