rmtofast

ok i guess i will figure it out it was fine with 33s and no lift it only changed after i lifted it so i dono.

96_xj

It could very well be tow in and the fact that the control arms are not setting the pinion angle right.

once the control arms and the lift is done. get an alignment and they will be able to tell you exactilly

rmtofast

OK that's the only thing that i could think would change it, seeings that's the only thing i took off for the lift was the lower control arms in the front. and i know the front mount has that cam bolt or whatever it is i just didn't think anything of it.. maybe that's why they say try to do it without taking them off

rmtofast

here it is tacked together. took me about 2 hours

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JakeWI

jeep looks great. nice start on the bumper. good job on the fender trim. what lift did you get? def. get an alignment. how did you get that door damage? hope rock sliders are in the near future!

rmtofast

Its the old man emu 4.5 inch trailblazer kit (Rocky Road products are made by a.r.b )then i got adj control arms, its a nice kit rides great on stock arms and out of wack allinment lol. I'm going to put my cladding back on and paint it to match bumper when its done, and rockers are in the works also right now i have so much going on and my bank flow cant keep up.

djlarroc

Nice job on the bumper! Your build is coming together fast!

rmtofast

Yea the bumper is nice but not my design this is this guys bumper he sent me all the cuts and hardware i needed all i had to do is assemble and weld it. very nice if you need anything like this contact this guy his number is on there and he is a nice guy http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=777730

BeaglesXJ

Looks good so far. Keep up the good work!

rmtofast

put all my cladding back on this camber is really starting to get to me i dont understand. I checked wheel bearings and balljoints on both sides before i lifted it and all were tight and in good shape. i lift it now it has negitive camber out the *** and i dont know why i know it needs alliment but that will not change camber i thought. i know im not trying to wear out the insides of my new 220 dollar a piece tires!

96_xj

when you rotate your pinion up you cause camber to go negative, then when you toe in on your alignment it causes negative camber as well. Set your pinion angle correctly, do a quick tape measure alignment then see what it looks like.

also take a few measurements of the axle. and see if it has any deflection

rmtofast

Set your pinion angle correctly? how do you adjust pinion angle? i didn't think pinion angle has anything to do with negative camber lol i have no drive-line vibes and i have transfer case drop kit.

96_xj

your C's on the end of the axle and the Knuckles have built in Degree measurements to make everything perfect. When the pinion angle is stock it makes mounting surface of the knuckle 90*, now when you tilt the pinion angle up or rotate forward you now put a negative camber on the mounting surface (say 1-2*).

now with the inverted Y set up it causes a case of toe in on your alignment, when the alignment has toe in that puts even more negative camber on the wheels (say 1-2*). this is why when you turn the outside wheel tilts in to combat the forces of turning on the road.

Now you add them up you have 2*-4* of negative camber. not to noticeable with smaller wheels but now you add a bigger wheel you notice it more.




In order to set correct pinion angle you need an angle finder. and to adjust your upper and lower control arms accordingly.

rmtofast

well i just went out and messed around with it its in my garage with simple tools not even a air compressor i work on my stuff at me and a friends shop with all our tools.. i stuck jack under front diff and jacked it up and as i was jacking the camber fixed itself and the reason for this is because i only had about 10 pounds of air in the tires the bottom of tires were folding in and making it look like it had camber simple fix stupid on my part