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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 09:52 PM
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Shouldnt have if you just changed the position of the wheel if you did it at the adjuster sleeve by the pitman arm.
thats all i did
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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee
That wont work if the trac bar is adjusted all the way.
what do u mean adj all the way? mine looks like its tightened all the way with no treads showing
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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee
I think he needs his axle centered, not a full steering alignment.

Although the steering wheel will be off center.
Alingment all three need to be done ....
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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 09:55 PM
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Then the axle was prolly off center to begin with.

Adjust it so its centered, if the jam nut is against the tie rod and the tie rod is threaded all the way into the trac bar your kinda screwed.

A little off shouldn't be too bad, mine was off for awhile and didn't drive too bad.
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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by freegdr
Alingment all three need to be done ....
If he re-centers the steering wheel then nothing should have changed in the alignment...?

Or am I missing something?
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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee
Then the axle was prolly off center to begin with.

Adjust it so its centered, if the jam nut is against the tie rod and the tie rod is threaded all the way into the trac bar your kinda screwed.

A little off shouldn't be too bad, mine was off for awhile and didn't drive too bad.
Heck were all a little off.
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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee
Then the axle was prolly off center to begin with.

Adjust it so its centered, if the jam nut is against the tie rod and the tie rod is threaded all the way into the trac bar your kinda screwed.

A little off shouldn't be too bad, mine was off for awhile and didn't drive too bad.
ok how do i center the axle? any video links?
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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 10:00 PM
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Thats really easy. Find a common point on both sides and measure.

I measured from the top outside of the tire to the subframe rail. When both were equal I figured they were good enough for the girls I go out with.
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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee
Thats really easy. Find a common point on both sides and measure.

I measured from the top outside of the tire to the subframe rail. When both were equal I figured they were good enough for the girls I go out with.
can u walk me step by step? do i disconnect the track bar?... how do i move the axle side to side after i disc the track bar?
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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 08:19 AM
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Disconnect the trac bar at the body side bracket.

Get your measurements. Rock the Jeep back and forth, push the jeep side to side til it settles even.

Make your trac bar that length, bolt it back up.

In theory you could get a correct length by using a guide. "X" length trac bar is good for "Y" amount of lift..but that doesn't take spring settling into account. Thats why I just measure for centering.
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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee
Disconnect the trac bar at the body side bracket.
which side is the "body side"? driver or passenger lol
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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 09:22 AM
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Its the side of the trac bar that connects to the body side. Its gonna be on the drivers side.
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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 08:07 PM
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i got under the jeep today.. took off the track bar.. moved the axle to the driver side about 1/4 of an inch. but... the track bar was adjusted to the max and the axle still sticks out on the passenger side about 3/4 of an inch.. here is a pic of my Track bar fully tightened

is my track bar too long for my lift?

and also i do have adjustable Upper control arms..

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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 08:30 PM
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Seems that you track bar is a bit too long. There are a couple Easy fix methods... lift another inch or so, buy a smaller track bar and sell that one to me, get a stock track bar and re-drill mounting point at the axle side.
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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by XJGunny
Seems that you track bar is a bit too long. There are a couple Easy fix methods... lift another inch or so, buy a smaller track bar and sell that one to me, get a stock track bar and re-drill mounting point at the axle side.
thats what i am thinking 2..i wouldnt mind an extra 1 or so inch in front... so whats better? get coil spacer or drill a whole? any pics of an extra whole drilled so i can get an idea?

thanks
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