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d2offrover

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If you need to do an alignment, make sure the shop positions the tie rod correctly. Shop that adjusted my alignment positioned the hump facing down:Mechanic:

Keith is a great seller!
 

FourByLand

Expedition Leader
If you need to do an alignment, make sure the shop positions the tie rod correctly. Shop that adjusted my alignment positioned the hump facing down:Mechanic:

Keith is a great seller!


Thanks for the heads up J, and you are correct... Keith or known by some as $@!&% was a big help!

I aligned it myself and got the steering wheel straight but I am not completly happy with it so I figured once I had tires installed I would have it "trued" then.
 

revor

Explorer
Adding beaf without complication is sometimes a compromise. In 90% of cases the steering can be aligned with "extra" fiddling, sometimes having to turn one tie rod in a turn instead of both is required, certainly a PITA but to build a bar with adjustability less than .040" would require that "complication" that makes it weak off road.

On the drag link we have even more adjustability if we can't get it in that 1/16" window as the spline on the steering shaft allows for fine adjustment again a PITA but a one time deal.

I've thougt about tab clamps and other things that would ease adjustment but in my mind it creates an overly complicated component that can be prone to failure in some cases or just adds cost.

I'm a big fan of KISS as much as it possible.

And to think I design and build stupid complicated assembly equipment in my real job!
 

d2offrover

New member
I didn't bother to check the bar after the alignment. When I got home I saw the hump hanging down low and ended up having to readjust the alignment.
 

FourByLand

Expedition Leader
Headed to Moab on Friday, more pics to follow.

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