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Not too sure whats going on with my suspension/steering. It leans to the right all the time..going down the road or sitting still. It has 4 link suspension with coils in the rear. Ive adjusted the trac bars and ive measured the springs and everything seems to be about right. Any ideas where to look?
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Something else i forgot to mention...The steering doesnt feel right. its almost impossible to keep in a straight line and the front tires wore like hell. They are practically brand new but they are bald on the outside of the tires. The way they wore looks like the camber needs to be adjusted, which cannot be done on a cherokee
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That's not a good thing.... what year ,miles, size of ties,sounds like you have some wore out parts. You need to check all your tie rod ends and steering joints for play as well as the toe setting. Check with a front shop some of them will give you free estimates if you don't know how to check it yourself.
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Something else i forgot to mention...The steering doesnt feel right. its almost impossible to keep in a straight line and the front tires wore like hell. They are practically brand new but they are bald on the outside of the tires. The way they wore looks like the camber needs to be adjusted, which cannot be done on a cherokee
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Something else i forgot to mention...The steering doesnt feel right. its almost impossible to keep in a straight line and the front tires wore like hell. They are practically brand new but they are bald on the outside of the tires. The way they wore looks like the camber needs to be adjusted, which cannot be done on a cherokee
if its the outside of the tires it can also be a toe-in problem. any change you make to your alignment can affect all the other settings as well.
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Could it be sagging springs? You could swap them right to left and see if the lean follows the springs. If so, there's the culprit. Just make surre you circle the block once to settle the suspension before measuring ride height post swap.
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