Just finished spindle lift have one big problem

FFparker · #1 12-31-2011, 03:55 PM

One tire is turned and one tire is straight. Is this an alignment issue or something I can fix myself?

klinger86 · #2 12-31-2011, 03:59 PM

looks like an alignment issue to me but you should be able to take the tie rod back loos and shorten it to get it close and get an alignment done asap.....

djfllmn · #3 12-31-2011, 04:00 PM

yea thats from the TRE being off

STL · #4 12-31-2011, 04:03 PM

That will be pretty hard to drive like that.

FFparker · #5 12-31-2011, 04:05 PM

Im not driving like that, I just need to know if it is a problem I can fix myself or not.

brinker88 · #6 12-31-2011, 04:06 PM

Your toe is WAAY out. Measure the front of the inside of the rim (from one side to the other side) then measure the back side to side.

Loosen the Jam nuts on your TREs and adjust them so your steering whee's straight but you have a 1/16" to an 1/8" toe IN

01_ranger_4x4 · #7 12-31-2011, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by FFparker

Im not driving like that, I just need to know if it is a problem I can fix myself or not.

youll be able to get it close but an alignment will be needed asap. Youll need to loosen your TRE's and adjust them until the wheels are straight. Did you mess with the TRE's when you did the spindles? I cant believe they are so far off.

FFparker · #8 12-31-2011, 04:08 PM

No I didn't mess with them at all. I have no clue how it ended up like this.

STL · #9 12-31-2011, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by FFparker

Im not driving like that, I just need to know if it is a problem I can fix myself or not.

It was a joke.

brinker88 · #10 12-31-2011, 04:12 PM

It's fairly easy to fix in your driveway. Any alignment shop does exactly the same thing except they mark a line in the tire and measure it. All the knowledge you need to know is the 1/16-1/8" toe IN

FFparker · #11 12-31-2011, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by brinker88

It's fairly easy to fix in your driveway. Any alignment shop does exactly the same thing except they mark a line in the tire and measure it. All the knowledge you need to know is the 1/16-1/8" toe IN

So if I do fix it Should I still get it aligned?

klinger86 · #12 12-31-2011, 04:17 PM

yeah your trying to get it as close to perfect so you can drive it....... and where did you get your spindles at?

brinker88 · #13 12-31-2011, 04:24 PM

Yea get it aligned to correct the camber problem and they'll fine tune the toe on it as well I'm sure your caster is off as well.

merlin215 · #14 12-31-2011, 04:28 PM

Sounds like the tie rod end is wayyy out . Did someone change this ?

On your Spindles did it change any of the toe in that you can see ? Check the old spindle by holding it up to the front end and see if there is any size difference ...

Something changed as that does not go that far out of alignment unless there was a part issue or the tie rods were taken off and need to be re-adjusted ....

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http://www.therangerstation.com/tech...uspension.html

FFparker · #15 12-31-2011, 04:31 PM

Okay thanks for the help. There fabtech spindles. Ill try to tinker with it tomorrow only issue ill see happening is my steering wheel was never straight in the first place to idk how it was before

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Originally Posted by merlin215

Sounds like the tie rod end is wayyy out . Did someone change this ?

On your Spindles did it change any of the toe in that you can see ? Check the old spindle by holding it up to the front end and see if there is any size difference ...

Something changed as that does not go that far out of alignment unless there was a part issue or the tie rods were taken off and need to be re-adjusted ....

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http://www.therangerstation.com/tech...uspension.html

I never touched the tie rods. Only to unbolt them and bolt them back. I mean i did have to move it a lil to get it into the new spindle so maybe that threw it off