after-lift alignment

jerbacher · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:03 pm

Just got my lift on last weekend. How long can I go before doing the alignment? I cant really get it in until Sat.

adamkrz · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:28 pm

Just lifted mine last weekend,Going to wait a week before an alignment.

jerbacher · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:30 pm

cool. it doesnt handle wierd or pull or vibe or anything, so i figure it will be not problem, just wanted to verify.

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:39 pm

Most would say wait about two weeks.

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:55 pm

yea, its ok to wait a week or two. You want to give the springs time to properly set and such. If you get an alignment lift to soon(same day), then the lift will sag alittle and it will be out of alignment some. Mine didnt drop very much if any after adding the rustys coils. The Franken lift is really the only lift that needs to break in.

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:59 pm

But then his lift, since it was used has a few thousand miles on it already so I would say a week he will be good. Make sure they know you have a lift, some of the so called experts dont know how to do anything that is a little bit different! :wink:

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:01 pm

Used? That piece of info was excluded from the given data.

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:11 pm

Whoops sorry about that jerbacher maybe you didnt want anyone to know :oops:

But since I let the cat out of the bag the coils/struts were already together and ran for a while, so they were seated, just not on his Liberty :wink:

NjjeepKJ · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:14 pm

so wait i'm doing a rusty's coild lift i should wait a week b4 allignment???

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:26 pm

Yes, Wait awhile so the lift settles or a fresh alignment will end up being a waste. All new things settle....look at breast implants, for example.....well, they do! :lol:

renegadekj · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:28 pm

So True!!

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:28 pm

breast implants :lol:

good one!!!

jerbacher · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2007 7:04 am

Yeah, sorry about leaving that out about the used equipment. Dont worry tommudd, I wasnt trying to fool anyone!!

Also, you said make sure they know about the lift etc etc. I was going to take it to the dealer... are they gonna have any idea whats going on?

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2007 9:25 am

Dealer should be ok. The place that did mine didnt have a problem getting it aligned..

jerbacher · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2007 9:27 am

thanks!

meh_kick · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2007 11:14 am

Don't let them charge you for a FOUR wheel alignment.

PBrug · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2007 11:24 am

If your only waiting a week or two, I'd go somewhere that will warranty the alignment for a few months or will recheck/adjust it without charge within a few months. I say this because I feel that my lift did not truely settle until about 6 weeks and 500 miles after installed.

jerbacher · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2007 11:33 am

Well, the only reason I was going to do it this weekend was because I thought I would need to do it soon, but if its better to wait, then I'll wait.

PBrug · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2007 11:46 am

I guess it depends on what your doing with the tires that are currently on your KJ. I knew my GY SR-A's were coming off, so I did not worry at all about skrewing them up by running them with the alignment out of whack. So I ran the GY's for a while then put on my BFG KO's just before I got my alignment done.

Skipperb · **Posted:** Sun May 06, 2007 7:52 am

What I was told and it made (2) sense to me.
New coils springs let them settle
pucks go ahead and do it
If getting new tires wait and do it then ,with either lift.

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