Post lift alignment

Vranes17 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 20, 2010 1:10 am

Just got home from our lift party, great success. Now tomorrow I get it aligned , what specifically should I tell them I need out of the alignment? As close to spec as possible? Specific toe ? Camber? Etc

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:37 am

as close to factory specs as possible
if they are any good and know what they are doing you should not have to tell them anything

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:44 am

Don't be surprised is they can not get caster in spec,it's a non-tire wearing angle anyway's.Camber and tow are the important ones but caster needs to be pretty even side to side.

Vranes17 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:14 pm

Well the guy said that he could not align it because the UCAs move and the tire move. Is that what you fellows experience when you need to switch to the JBA arms?

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:19 pm

Did he say they were worn out? That is the only reason they should move.

Vranes17 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:23 pm

I'm going to gues they're worn but, he did not state that.

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:24 pm

well be careful then due to seeing some come apart. Call Marlin (JBA) he can have a set to you in just a couple of days.

Vranes17 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:55 pm

Ya I'm gonna bring it to a wheel alignment speciList tomorrow see what he says. But I will probably get new ones, you want to buy me them as a graduation gift?:) hehe

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:14 pm

Get a DNA test first and see if I can claim you if not then....NO! :-)r

LI_KJ · **Posted:** Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:14 am

Hey Andrew, remember you were looking at the bushings in the uca pockets and noted how try were pretty shot and cracked. Could that be what is causing the play in the uca? Everything otherwise looked fine with the balljoints on the uca? Hope it works out for you.

Vranes17 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:03 am

Ya I'm bringing it to an alignment shop today who hopefully will kno better than Mavis, wouldn't I have noiticed it before? Guy at Mavis said it moved the whole tire? Idk well see worse comes to worse I'll have some fancy red arms like you and dean

Vranes17 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:01 pm

Soalll went well during Alignment, Mavis morons must have been too lazy and didn't want to do it. There was afterall no play in the UCAs, a slightly bent right front knuckle was extent of the issues so he adjusted caster to allow it to stay a little straighter. Still getting a mild vibration/ steering wheel shake, anything to limit this?

LI_KJ · **Posted:** Wed Jul 21, 2010 6:40 pm

Glad it all worked out for you in the end. Funny you went to mavis and they told you the arms were loose when they weren't. When I was mounting some rims they told me that the tires I bought would never fit under my kj and that I would have problems with the ABS system. I promptly took them to my local mech who couldn't wait for me to get them under the jeep.
I was hoping everything we did was right, I guess it was. See ya on the trails soon!

Vranes17 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:35 pm

Yeah Jeff I was so surprised, I was like we did not even touch them and they were fine before, I guess Mavis dosent like USD$ , that's fine I'll take my truck to someone who's reputable and wants my money. Ya I cant wait to go wheel with you guys that spot seemed pretty cool.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:24 pm

Vranes17 wrote:

Soalll went well during Alignment, Mavis morons must have been too lazy and didn't want to do it. There was afterall no play in the UCAs, a slightly bent right front knuckle was extent of the issues so he adjusted caster to allow it to stay a little straighter. Still getting a mild vibration/ steering wheel shake, anything to limit this?

I'd be very concerned with that R/F camber,need to get that fixed ASAP or bye-bye R/F tire.They could have sacrificed some caster to get that camber back in more,caster is not a tire wearing angle like camber is and 2 degrees is a excessive amount of camber.

Vranes17 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:49 pm

So I need to look for a new knuckle , will that get rid of the steerig wheel shake? anyone have a extra right front knuckle?

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:23 am

Whats wrong with the knuckle?

Vranes17 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:59 pm

He said it was bent, hence the reason for not being able to get the RF camber aligned properly

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:28 pm

Vranes17 wrote:

He said it was bent, hence the reason for not being able to get the RF camber aligned properly

I'd be more inclined that either the UCA or LCA is bent and not the knuckle.

Grab a flashlight and look over the UCA,LCA,and knuckle real good(with tire off) and look for what appears to be cracking rust on the surface,that is where the bend is.May take a few hours to find,just look over real well.

Vranes17 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:54 pm

I guess I'll have to bring it home to the shop to see. Also came across this so, gotta check also
APRIL 2009 -- Chrysler is recalling 42,469 MY 2002-2003 Jeep Liberty vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in salt belt States of Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia , Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. The front suspension upper control arm ball joint may experience a loss of lubrication which could lead to corrosion, accelerated wear, and possible separation while driving. Failure of the ball joint could result in a loss of steering capability, increasing the risk of a crash. Dealers will replace the front upper control arm assemblies free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided an owner notification schedule. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-853-1403. 09V-119

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