Negative camber with new ball joints?
10-27-2015, 12:04 AM
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Negative camber with new ball joints?
I just pressed in new ball joints on my 99 XJ, they are some "Terrain tough TTX" from Rock Auto and it did not solve my front end camber issue, what should i look at next? ( i did the ones on my driver side)
**Edit**
I know the axle was misaligned in this picture, i have since measured, and recentered.
**Edit**
I know the axle was misaligned in this picture, i have since measured, and recentered.
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10-27-2015, 12:30 AM
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Same question goes for the wheel bearing, any other way to check other than visual?
10-27-2015, 12:49 AM
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Damn that's some camber. Wheel bearings..... Jack up the jeep and wiggle your wheel side to side and up and down. If there's play, chances are the bearings are bad. Post a pic of the axle. Maybe we can see it
10-27-2015, 01:04 AM
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I know side to side movement is tie rods, up and down is ball joints, but if there is movement when pressing inward on 12 or 6 o clock an indication of a bad wheel bearing?
10-27-2015, 01:13 AM
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10-27-2015, 05:24 AM
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Well your pic looks like it has more than a "little" play. That looks like the bearing is completely toast which means you could physically feel the tire moving , or the axle is bent.
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10-27-2015, 05:32 AM
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Owned it for about a week and a half, Didn't notice it somehow when I was first looking at it.
These are the ball joints I just installed
MEVOTECH TXK3134T Terrain Tough (upper)
MEVOTECH TXK3161T Terrain Tough (lower)
I will also be ordering these wheel bearings soon as well..they are ebay ones so let me know if this isn't a good idea.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-NEW-Front-...BV92EP&vxp=mtr
These are the ball joints I just installed
MEVOTECH TXK3134T Terrain Tough (upper)
MEVOTECH TXK3161T Terrain Tough (lower)
I will also be ordering these wheel bearings soon as well..they are ebay ones so let me know if this isn't a good idea.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-NEW-Front-...BV92EP&vxp=mtr
10-27-2015, 05:37 AM
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10-27-2015, 05:45 AM
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Before you buy anything you need to inspect the axle and search about bent Dana 30 inner/outter c. Solid front axles are not supposed to have any camber adjustment. It looks like you might have a bent axle.
10-27-2015, 05:49 AM
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I'll pull it out tomorrow and post a pic on here for you guys, maybe you'll see something I don't.