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 Post subject: Suspect a Shifted ifs cradle
PostPosted: Sun May 18, 2014 2:14 pm 
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I nearly flipped my kj a while back, dug the passenger side rim into the ground and teetered on the nose :banghead: I now have tire rubbing on that side at full lock, but no rubbing with I turn the opposite direction on the other side. I am curious to where I should measure from to check for a shifted ifs cradle or possibly bent or misaligned lca

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 Post subject: Re: Suspect a Shifted ifs cradle
PostPosted: Sun May 18, 2014 9:06 pm 
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I would check all the tie rods and arms before suspect the cradle. I found out with the bad LBJ I had tie rods that were jacked... Turn at full lock and a wheel would skip.

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 Post subject: Re: Suspect a Shifted ifs cradle
PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2014 1:27 am 
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fortx4 KJ wrote:
I would check all the tie rods and arms before suspect the cradle. I found out with the bad LBJ I had tie rods that were jacked... Turn at full lock and a wheel would skip.


I will be measuring everything out in the morning. Would you previous situation cause tire rubbing?

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 Post subject: Re: Suspect a Shifted ifs cradle
PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2014 8:31 am 
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Take it to a good Alignment shop
Plus if it has shifted you should be able to tell on the frame where it was and where it moved

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 Post subject: Re: Suspect a Shifted ifs cradle
PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2014 6:17 pm 
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Chipppy wrote:
fortx4 KJ wrote:
I would check all the tie rods and arms before suspect the cradle. I found out with the bad LBJ I had tie rods that were jacked... Turn at full lock and a wheel would skip.


I will be measuring everything out in the morning. Would you previous situation cause tire rubbing?


I didn't have any tire rubbing but I did notice one wheel would turn farther then the other. With 265/75 I have over a 1" of space between the front and back of the tire.

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 Post subject: Re: Suspect a Shifted ifs cradle
PostPosted: Wed May 21, 2014 11:05 am 
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fortx4 KJ wrote:
Chipppy wrote:
fortx4 KJ wrote:
I would check all the tie rods and arms before suspect the cradle. I found out with the bad LBJ I had tie rods that were jacked... Turn at full lock and a wheel would skip.


I will be measuring everything out in the morning. Would you previous situation cause tire rubbing?


I didn't have any tire rubbing but I did notice one wheel would turn farther then the other. With 265/75 I have over a 1" of space between the front and back of the tire.


Any chance you know how much space you have when you turn from side to side? I also measured from my front frame crossmember to the front cradle bolts and it looks like is could me a few mm's to half a cm off, but definitely causing tire rub.


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 Post subject: Re: Suspect a Shifted ifs cradle
PostPosted: Thu May 22, 2014 5:30 am 
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Don't know the difference and can't measure because my front end is disassembled. Have you taken in to a alignment shop?

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 Post subject: Re: Suspect a Shifted ifs cradle
PostPosted: Mon May 26, 2014 12:46 pm 
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Yes got an alignment and it got the tire off the unibody a good bit but I still suspect a shifted cradle because I bent the tab the alignment washers sit on.


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