Legocar

ok a week ago i bent my tie rod and had to replace it.now i am still noticing that my camber looks to be way off. how do i adjust this?......i dont know if it matter but i do not have sway bars.....when i replaced the tie rod bar i did not lift the jeep off the ground thinking it would stay the same?

offroadordnance

You can't adjust camber with tierod, only toe in/out. If it was bent, it probably was toe'd in and still is. Search "toe in out adjustment". If you really mean camber, it's not tierod, maybe BJ.

Gee oh Dee

Pic is toe out.

Use the adjuster sleeve to shorten your tie rod.

Measure the distance between your rear wheels. Use the same points on the front wheels, then adjust the tie rod to be he correct length to keep the front tires the same distance apart as the rear.

stang65

did you check your drag link also to make sure it wassnt bent at all?

Ianf406

Here ya go man. Plenty of great info in there.
http://jeep-xj.info/HowtoAlignment.htm

I use thumb-tacks in the tread to make sure I am measuring from the same spot everytime.

Gee oh Dee

Thats tough to do!

The tie rod is just rolled steel, very weak. The drag link is solid bar.

Usually the tie rod turns into a smiley face before the drag link bends

stang65

this is true but after seeing my brother bend his i alway sugest taking a second to look never hurt anyone.

Gee oh Dee

Very true! Never hurts to check!


My wife was driving her TJ and got smacked right on the rim, smileyed up her tie rod really bad, but her drag link was fine.

I went right with the V8 zj stuff.

Legocar

Will be doing some adjustments today. Thanks for the info fellas