A cry for help with alinment
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From: Broward County Fl.
Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 12 hole bosch Injectors
right off the bat this spring dont look straight for one look at it compaired to the shock behind it can you take picture from furthur back with both wheels in pic and fenders ? and a picture of front drive shaft and yoke angles
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From: jackson tn
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I do know that my axle isn't centered and so the springs and sway bars are at a bit of a angle. I am taking it to a guy mon that said he can custom fab a bracket or somehow extend my track bar so it sits level. I'm hoping that will make it possible to center my axle. he builds rock crawlers and stuff so I hope he knows what he is talking about.
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Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr
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another do it yourself fix upgrade the steering link factory xjs one are hollow and flex a lot grand cherokee v8 models are solind and direct bolt in
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From: South Florida
Year: 1999
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Adjust your trac bar... its probably set at the length for a 5.5" lift, there is a reason when you buy an 8" lift that its not just a 5.5" lift with extra spacers
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From: Broward County Fl.
Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr
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Engine: 12 hole bosch Injectors
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From: jackson tn
Year: 1996
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Originally Posted by rob93
Adjust your trac bar... its probably set at the length for a 5.5" lift, there is a reason when you buy an 8" lift that its not just a 5.5" lift with extra spacers
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From: Broward County Fl.
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From: Newport News,VA
Year: 1992
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0L I6 H.O.
Yeh, it seems to be your track bar. Do you have a drop pitarm arm? That poor lil tie rod end looks like it wants to poop itself attached to your pitarm arm.
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From: Broward County Fl.
Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr
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From: Hudsonville, MI
Year: 1986
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 5.0
I like the BDS track bars for the bigger lifts I do, it uses the steering stab diff mount for the diff and a new bracket on the frame. The stab gets relocated. Bump steer with this for me is minimal.
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From: jackson tn
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I have been looking for a longer track bar. I found one from RC that says its for a 6-8" lift for 100$ on eBay. Are they any good. I have the bracket that goes on the frame to drop the TC bar down but the whole set up is for a 5.5 lift and I'm at 8 now. Also has anyone used the tie rod flip bushings. They allow you to flip the tie rods to lesson the angle. Thanx again.


