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Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by mikesgoat, Oct 10, 2013.

  1. Oct 10, 2013
    mikesgoat

    mikesgoat Member

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    Hopefully this link works. Come on in gurus. Are any of these measurements enough to jack up my ride?
     
  2. Oct 10, 2013
    piffey263

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    nope no link


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    mikesgoat

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    piffey263

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    nice jeeps I like the red one,


    I'm no alignment expert but the camber being off on one wheel, perhaps check your front wheel bearings?


    also what's the jeep doing?
    do you have a Dana 30?
    what steering system? Ross or Saginaw

    picture is upside down by the way :)


    also, my toe in is off on my jeep and it drives fine down road, the local shop didn't want to touch my jeep cause I had mismatched tires. (that's not saying to leave it alone) from my understanding its a combination of factors that cause issues...

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    mikesgoat

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    It seems to be loose and rock like a boat. Goes nice when on flat level. Dana 27 steering is Saginaw pump and box. Cj 7 drag.
     
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    piffey263

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    like when you hit a small bump it will go one side of road then other side of road then you take foot off gas and it normally straightens out?

    you said you have Dana 27, what is condition of the kingpin? this can cause some grief when it wears.


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  7. Oct 11, 2013
    RJ'sCJ6

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    The caster degree, if I remember correctly, looks to be a bit high. The higher a jeep is lifted, the caster changes which will in turn, mess with your steering, handling. To correct this, some people will add wedges to there leaf springs. Depending on the degree of the wedge, it will correct the caster degree to where it should be.
    How long has it been giving you trouble, and have you done anything to the jeep recently?
     
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    sterlclan

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    caster should be a negative number if you run positive caster itll drive like a shopping cart 4 to 7 negative seems to work nice. think chopper (easy rider) the chopper wants to go in a straight line the crotch rocket has less caster and turns quick...
     
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    mikesgoat

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    Hmm. We'll I laid it on its side. Took it home. Ordered new rims and tires and while I was waiting for those I put new wheel bearings in it. King pin bearings looked ok. Didn't notice a bent spindle. When I finally got her back on the road. She was "looser". I went from 34x9 to 35x12.5 tires. Took it to an alignment shop and this is what I got. So hopefully the caster isn't actually supposed to be negative because that's way off. I guess she really doesn't like to come back to center Lol. I did the "jiggle" test and there doesn't seem to be any play in the hub. It sits on a spring over with cj7 springs.
     
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    piffey263

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    djbutler

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    I don't think this is correct. Negative caster will make the vehicle wander, while positive caster will tend to keep it tracking straight and will tend to make the steering re-center after exiting a curve. This is what you want.

    Don
     
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    JAlves

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    I used a 6 degree shim to correct from -1 to +5 and the jeep went from a darting white knuckle adventure to driving with one hand.
     
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    nickmil

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    Yup, what you said Don.


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  14. Oct 15, 2013
    sterlclan

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    yup mis information at its finest... i get that backwards all the time.
     
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