KJ Sucks

riptricket · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 2:59 pm

At alignment that is!

Everytime I hit anything... opossom, pothole, anything, IT GETS KNOCKED OUT OF ALIGNMENT!!!
I went into Hibdon's to have my alignment checked and the dude told me I ripped a bunch of tread off of my right front tire! BAD WORD!!! and it is. now everytime I stop it shakes the steering wheel back and forth and it moans at 60+.

Thanks IFS!!!

InCommando · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 5:07 pm

I never had this issue and the roads in the great lakes region are noted for huge potholes. I do know that at 60K, my stock front coils & shocks were junk. And it looks like you are carrying a lot of heavy add-on's that I wasn't. I wonder if the combo of the added weight and the stock parts that are a known weak-link are allowing the geometry to get out of spec?

CRD Joe · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 5:14 pm

Stop hitting things!

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 5:15 pm

must not have possums out your way Joe

you don't hit possums, they hit you haha

armadillos on the other hand, squeel like a baby squallin when you hit them

USAFCOP · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 5:18 pm

riptricket wrote:

At alignment that is!

Everytime I hit anything... opossom, pothole, anything, IT GETS KNOCKED OUT OF ALIGNMENT!!!
I went into Hibdon's to have my alignment checked and the dude told me I ripped a bunch of tread off of my right front tire! BAD WORD!!! and it is. now everytime I stop it shakes the steering wheel back and forth and it moans at 60+.

Thanks IFS!!!

You know hunting with a rifle is cheaper than your alignment

Get a lifetime alignment from Firestone. I did that, as long as the VIN stays the same, they will align forever. I was told even after the SFA swap, I asked specifically. It costs double a regular alignment, but I have gotten 3 already, so it paid for itself on the Jeep and the Volvo.

CRD Joe · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 5:24 pm

JeepinJarhead03 wrote:

must not have possums out your way Joe

you don't hit possums, they hit you haha

armadillos on the other hand, squeel like a baby squallin when you hit them

Not to many up here in Seeeeeeeeeeeeeattle.

Prospect62 · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 6:25 pm

Yeah mine is so far out of whack I'm burning up my front tires at an alarming rate. I need new lower control arm bushings before I can have it aligned because the adjustment bolts are frozen by rust and won't turn...

Can't really afford that job...yea, it sucks.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 7:34 pm

7 years old and only 4 alignments,1 after lift,one again after new tires(still in by the way,no adjustments needed),1 after new LCA install,and the the last one was after I dropped about 500lbs of weight of the front end(toe was out).I use and abuse my KJ and hit stuff at speed and it doesn't bump my alignment out.

tommudd · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 7:35 pm

124,000 miles and aligned 4 times, each time was when I lifted it higher or changed something, rolls down the road straight and never wears the tires

oddball · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 7:43 pm

Yeah I don't really understand the alignment problems here either? But I do know those canadian geese 'POP' like a large balloon when run over. :shock:

jeepmedic46 · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 8:14 pm

107,000 miles on mine and a front end impact with a guard rail with little damage and my Libby drives straight no issues.

1996xj · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 8:37 pm

Mabe, you alignment guy need's a longer wrench!! I have aligned my KJ a couple time's only due to increase in height each time and haven't had any trouble. Next time you get it aligned, get under the front end and tighten the hell out of the adjstment nut's !!! :wink:

I would make sure the shop is cheking balljoint's and tierods before aligning again !!!

03CDKJ · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 9:01 pm

I think riptricket should be banned for a week for saying the KJ SUCKS! :evil:

Harumph, Harumph, Harumph, Harumph, Harumph, Harumph!!! :twisted:

riptricket · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 10:18 pm

03CDKJ wrote:

:shock:
I think riptricket should be banned for a week for saying the KJ SUCKS! :evil:

Harumph, Harumph, Harumph, Harumph, Harumph, Harumph!!! :twisted:

Yeah, my bad I'm just really upset at the whole situation!

Guest · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 11:44 pm

riptricket wrote:

03CDKJ wrote:

:shock:
I think riptricket should be banned for a week for saying the KJ SUCKS! :evil:

Harumph, Harumph, Harumph, Harumph, Harumph, Harumph!!! :twisted:

Yeah, my bad I'm just really upset at the whole situation!

ThunderbirdJunkie's KJ takes some hard hits while wheeling, and it goes up on the rack after every time.

At most it's a very minor toe tweak.
Before you blame IFS...ThunderbirdJunkie's 3 IFS rigs have held alignments better than his SFA'd CJs.

And for your KJ shaking when you're on the brakes...how about not cheaping out on rotors when you do brakes?

HARUMPH!

Hello, boys, did you sleep well? ThunderbirdJunkie misssssssed yoooooooou

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Mon May 11, 2009 12:30 am

do you go to the same shop each time?? Im like everyone else Ive only needed an alignment when I messed with the suspension.

riptricket · **Posted:** Mon May 11, 2009 1:24 am

Yes, I did go to the same alignment shop.
I have never changed my brakes or rotors ever!

DryBones · **Posted:** Mon May 11, 2009 7:58 am

riptricket wrote:

I have never changed my brakes or rotors ever!

It might be time.

Drassis · **Joined:** Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:31 pm **Posts:** 182

DryBones wrote:

riptricket wrote:

I have never changed my brakes or rotors ever!

It might be time.

Ive changed my brakes and machined my rotors, and i get a little shake at 60+, but I also know that my rotors are slightly warped and I got some loose ball joints need replacing, either deal witht eh shake or replace the parts, I know I will eventually

Kdabbagh · **Posted:** Mon May 11, 2009 10:22 am

Time for new bushings maybe? i think thats what mine needs the alignment is off, need a new tie rod end, and noticed an upper ball joint. but on both sides i noticed that the control arms had been sliding forward and backwards about a half inch. could tell from the rub marks on the sides of the mounts that it had been touching both sides. and i am assuming thats where the occasional thump i was hearing was coming from when they slid every once in a while.

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