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ToogyTJ
04-10-2001, 05:16 PM
Anybody know what could be causing a slight wandering of my Jeep on the highway. Eversince I put my 2" lift on it seems to just go to the left or right for no reason. I had it aligned the day after I put my lift on. Is it possible they didn't do a good job and I should take it somewhere else and get it looked at?
FWIW the tires are only a couple of weeks old and were just mounted on new rims last friday. It handled the same before and after the new rims.

Thanks

-=Alien=-
04-11-2001, 09:24 AM
I would contact RE... perhaps you need to adjust the steering linkage or track bar somehow. HTH

dh-king
04-11-2001, 09:34 AM
Could be the stock tracbar. Measure each side how far the tires stick out from of the fenders. You may be able to visually see the offset when you stand back and take a good look.
Here's a link at figuring out the jargon:
http://aligncraft.com/terms/terms.html#FrontCaster

Tony

Chris S
04-11-2001, 09:51 AM
A 2" lift should affect you trac bar or anything else enough to cause problems. Sounds like a sloppy wheel alignment to me.
Shops that don't know Jeeps will sometimes think a lift won't affect your toe-in, so if it looks close enough they won't change it. The "Y" design steering linkage on Jeeps means that even a 1" change in lift height will change your aligment.