MAG00
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When traveling at highway speeds, if you were to take your hand off the wheel at any time, my rig immediately starts to veer right (passenger). My shop has said that the alignment was right on. So, I am looking for ideas as to the culprit. Now I realize it's a jeep on 37s and coil-overs and it's not going to drive like a cadillac, but this is something new as it has not had this issue in the past.
At the time my rig was in the shop they replaced the trac bar bushing after which they checked the alignment which they said was right on. My first thought was maybe the axle was slightly off center. I would think this would show up when checking the alignment, but maybe not. So I measured using two methods. First I held a 4 ft level on the outside of the tire and measured to the fender. I placed the level on the best spot I could on the tire. By this method, it appears that the axle is shifted towards the passenger side by approx. 1/2". The I tried using a laser from the outside of the frame and measured to the backside of the rotor. By this method, it appeared to be shifted to the passenger side by approx. 1/4". Would this amount of difference (either method) account for the jeep veering towards the passenger side when traveling at highway speeds?
I checked tire pressure on both sides and they were with 0.5 psi of each other.
Side note, I have noticed that when I apply the brakes the steering wheel will pull slightly to the right (passenger). If I am slow rolling and tape the brakes you can see it. Normal speeds and braking, I don't notice it. If I brake real hard, the jeep will veer a little to the right.
Any other ideas? Anything else I could check or tell the shop to check out?
At the time my rig was in the shop they replaced the trac bar bushing after which they checked the alignment which they said was right on. My first thought was maybe the axle was slightly off center. I would think this would show up when checking the alignment, but maybe not. So I measured using two methods. First I held a 4 ft level on the outside of the tire and measured to the fender. I placed the level on the best spot I could on the tire. By this method, it appears that the axle is shifted towards the passenger side by approx. 1/2". The I tried using a laser from the outside of the frame and measured to the backside of the rotor. By this method, it appeared to be shifted to the passenger side by approx. 1/4". Would this amount of difference (either method) account for the jeep veering towards the passenger side when traveling at highway speeds?
I checked tire pressure on both sides and they were with 0.5 psi of each other.
Side note, I have noticed that when I apply the brakes the steering wheel will pull slightly to the right (passenger). If I am slow rolling and tape the brakes you can see it. Normal speeds and braking, I don't notice it. If I brake real hard, the jeep will veer a little to the right.
Any other ideas? Anything else I could check or tell the shop to check out?
