Update (wheel alignment)

[jeeprookie]

Well, I took my TJ back to the Jeep dealer to see what they had to say about my two front wheels leaning in even after they did an alignment. They said my alignment was all in spec and even showed me the results on paper. They aligned something 2 degrees, but that was it. They proceeded to tell me that the camber is non adjustable on my vehicle which I also read in an article. So why does it look like the top of my wheels are leaning in? I rotated my tires yesterday and that helped a little but it still looks off.
Any suggestions on what I should do next? Should I just take it to my normal mechanic and see if he can look at the front end for anything wrong?

 

[Sparky-Watts]

RE: front spring installation

How far are they leaning? Take a carpenter's square (or some other 90* angle), place it at the base up against the tire, then measure how far the tire leans in at the top. How tall are the tires? I mean, if it's a 30" tire, and you've got over an inch or two of lean, I wouldn't think that would be good. Unless you're a Nascar driver on a flat track, then you want the left front to lean out and the right front to lean in....but still, not much on a Jeep. You'll eventually wear out the inside part of the tread before any of the rest of it......

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

RE: 5.71 gears for the 14 bolt rear?

If you can tell with the eye that they're leaning, something sounds very wrong.

The camber is adjustible, with offset balljoints if they're available for your jeep. I'd also be concerned about the front axle housing being bent.

 

[currupt4130]

there shouldnt be any lean in the front tires.... the knuckles are welded to the axle tubes and dont adjust camber on a vertical axis. theres something wrong. measure between the tops of the tires and compare it to a measurement between the bottom of the tires.if its a substantial amount be worried

 

[Sparky-Watts]

I'd agree with Bounty that the axle housing is probably bent.

 

[jeeprookie]

UPDATE:
turns out, something is wrong. when my buddy and I were istalling a 4" superlift today (which i didnt receive lower control arms) we noticed what was wrong with my camber. my driver side bump stop, the metal part where the top of the coil meets the frame, and something on my axle (maybe the yoke) are all bent. Almost like someone went out and jumped this thing. Im no suspension specialist or anything but it must have taken a lot of force to bend all those componets. somehow this Jeep was bottomed out so hard that these bent. I am stumped as to why nothing else broke. Anyway, now I need to buy a front end with the sluggish 3.07 diff. Anyone selling one for cheap?
Thanks for the replys, I figured I would just let you all know what it turned out to be.

 

[Inspector-Gadget]

On Feb 22, Inspector-Gadget wrote:

If the negative camber of your front wheels seems visibly excessive, I would start looking for excessively worn or damaged front suspension components.

On Feb 27, Bounty-Hunter wrote:

If you can tell with the eye that they're leaning, something sounds very wrong.

On March 12, jeeprookie wrote:

my driver side bump stop, the metal part where the top of the coil meets the frame, and something on my axle (maybe the yoke) are all bent.

Camber is typically around –2 degrees. It would take a highly calibrated eye to visually detect that.

You might consider trying another front-end shop. Preferably, a front-end shop that specializes in trucks.

You might also consider running a CARFAX or the equivalent on that vehicle.

Regards,

Gadget