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Old May 26, 2013 | 12:09 PM
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Ok guys went out wheeling the other day came home and now my jeep looks like this I have no sway bars. What could cause such a pos camber
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Old May 26, 2013 | 12:30 PM
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I would start by checking your toe in. Looks like you may have bent your tie rod. Then check your control arms because your caster might also be out. These 2 things will give the illusion that you have massive camber.
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Old May 26, 2013 | 12:47 PM
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Looks like you hit something pretty hard with your front passenger tire. I can see that your corner marker even got knocked out. My guess, is that you bent something pretty good. Hopefully it's not the front axle "C" or housing.
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Old May 26, 2013 | 02:35 PM
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check steering stuff brother did this twice once it was a bent tie rod the other was a bent drag link.
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Old May 26, 2013 | 02:43 PM
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Check the tie rod and drag link. You probably smashed the tie rod.
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Old May 26, 2013 | 02:56 PM
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Cool. Looks like I know where to start at now.
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Old May 26, 2013 | 02:58 PM
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Is there any way to tell if nothing "visually looks bent. It's just a toy don't really wanna replace the whole front end. What about taking it to alignment shop?
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Old May 26, 2013 | 03:06 PM
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Is there any way to tell if nothing "visually looks bent. It's just a toy don't really wanna replace the whole front end. What about taking it to alignment shop?
If the tie rod/draglink are not bent, the caster could have changed as mentioned previously. Check the LCAs and those caster adjusters if you're on short arms. Alignment shops typically don't fool with caster anyway.
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Old May 26, 2013 | 03:10 PM
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I have a long arm kit. I will check tie rod and drag link and go from there
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Old May 26, 2013 | 05:08 PM
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Easy and free way to do your toe alignment check.
1-go on level surface, steering as straight as you can
2-lift both front tires off jeep just high enough so they don't touch the ground then lower on jack stands (tires still free to spin)
3-Wrap a strip of masking tape around both tires (all the way around)
4-With extremely steady hand (I put a marker in a vice on the ground) make a mark all around the tire on the masking tape by spinning the tire.
5-I use a straight piece of wood/metal and mark the distance between the 2 marks then go to the other side of tire at the same hight and see if the marks are the same distance appart.
They won't be.. Now its time to be patient and precise. Adjust back and forth until the distance between the marks is the same front and back. with this method, you can have your toe to zero -+ 1/32" if your line is thin enough.

Note: If your steering is off, adjust your right front tire first lined up with the rear tire. Check it after at every adjustment.

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Old May 26, 2013 | 06:47 PM
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I'm looking at this pic, and thinking the front diff took a good shot.

Hard to tell, but looks like the passenger side axle tube is bent, right at the diff housing.
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Old May 26, 2013 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by buckshot500
I'm looking at this pic, and thinking the front diff took a good shot.

Hard to tell, but looks like the passenger side axle tube is bent, right at the diff housing.
I see what you are seeing but I think it just looks that way compared to the tie rod that is passing in front of it. I would think that if he came down on the axle hard enough to bend it he would remember it...
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Old May 26, 2013 | 09:28 PM
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i would imagine he would defnitly remember it if he hit something that hard, more than likely he bent the tie rod since its stock with 35s.

op have you checked youre ball joints and wheelbearings????????
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Old May 26, 2013 | 09:57 PM
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Definitely check the ball joints and unit bearing hubs.
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Old May 26, 2013 | 11:41 PM
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Housing looks bent to me on the passenger side. Just from the picture hope for you it isnt bent.
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