How to adj castor? - North American Grand Cherokee Association

Jmorr3324 · 07-16-2002, 01:47 AM

does anyone have a write up on how to adjust the castor on a wj?

valkyr · 07-16-2002, 05:59 AM

The alignment on a WJ is limited to Toe-in. Caster and camber are not adjustable on a stock WJ. You can't shim the control arms.

However, there are a couple of ways to deal with this. Several after-market suppliers can provide these components.
1) offset ball joints (OBJ)
http://aev-conversions.com/ssi/osb/s...scription=x?gc
http://www.specprod.com/PROD_DIR/PROD_TRUCK.html
2) adjustable control arms (usually lowers)
http://www.jksmfg.com/
Teraflex and others

If you're having problems with caster on a stock WJ, then you may have a bent axle. If I remember right, spec is 5 to 7 degrees, slightly less on Up Country.

Jmorr3324 · 07-16-2002, 07:35 PM

thanks for the reply I was wondering how to adjust it with the s4w lift.

valkyr · 07-18-2002, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Jmorr3324

thanks for the reply I was wondering how to adjust it with the s4w lift.

If I remember right, the Teraflex S4W kit includes adjustable control arms. The shop that does your alignment should know how to adjust them to restore caster to spec. If they say they can't do it, find another shop.

lbrty9 · 07-19-2002, 09:18 AM

Yep, that's a fact. All you have to do to adjust caster with the adjustable LCA's is to take one end loose and then screw them in or out.

Greg
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07-16-2002, 01:47 AM	#1
Jmorr3324 Member Grand Rookie Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Redmond, Washington Posts: 34	How to adj castor? does anyone have a write up on how to adjust the castor on a wj? __________________ 99 Wj S4w, next lockers

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Jmorr3324 Member Grand Rookie Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Redmond, Washington Posts: 34	thanks for the reply I was wondering how to adjust it with the s4w lift. __________________ 99 Wj S4w, next lockers

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lbrty9 Senior Member Grand Junkie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hampton, VA Posts: 288	Yep, that's a fact. All you have to do to adjust caster with the adjustable LCA's is to take one end loose and then screw them in or out. Greg ________ Live sex webshows Last edited by lbrty9; 08-10-2011 at 05:22 PM.

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07-16-2002, 05:59 AM	#2
valkyr Senior Member Grand Junkie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Lockport, Illinois Posts: 116	The alignment on a WJ is limited to Toe-in. Caster and camber are not adjustable on a stock WJ. You can't shim the control arms. However, there are a couple of ways to deal with this. Several after-market suppliers can provide these components. 1) offset ball joints (OBJ) http://aev-conversions.com/ssi/osb/s...scription=x?gc http://www.specprod.com/PROD_DIR/PROD_TRUCK.html 2) adjustable control arms (usually lowers) http://www.jksmfg.com/ Teraflex and others If you're having problems with caster on a stock WJ, then you may have a bent axle. If I remember right, spec is 5 to 7 degrees, slightly less on Up Country.

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