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please help with my 2.5 RC lift

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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 09:05 AM
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I recently had my off road shop install a 2.5 Rough Country coil lift kit w/ performance shocks on my 2009 wrangler X (2-door), and I am getting un-even tire wear. The front passenger tire is wearing on the outside and the front driver side tire is wearing on the inside. I have put about 1000 miles since the kit and the new 33 x 12.5's. I went back to my local 4x4 shop and they said the tires are perfect and the allighnment is dead on.
My local 4x4 shop said that it might be that i need to relocate the trackbar, but when i called Rough Country they said they have sold thousands and never had this problem.

thanks in advance for your help...

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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by J.K.
I recently had my off road shop install a 2.5 Rough Country coil lift kit w/ performance shocks on my 2009 wrangler X (2-door), and I am getting un-even tire wear. The front passenger tire is wearing on the outside and the front driver side tire is wearing on the inside. I have put about 1000 miles since the kit and the new 33 x 12.5's. I went back to my local 4x4 shop and they said the tires are perfect and the allighnment is dead on.
My local 4x4 shop said that it might be that i need to relocate the trackbar, but when i called Rough Country they said they have sold thousands and never had this problem.

thanks in advance for your help...
We do offer a track-bar relocation bracket. But, I don't think it would solve this particular issue. It really sounds like an alignment issue. Is your rear track way off?
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Old Aug 3, 2009 | 08:09 AM
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i had the allighnment double checked... they said it was perfect. how do i tell if the rear track is way off?
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Old Aug 3, 2009 | 08:27 AM
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Measure from the frame rail to the inside of you tire, compare it to the other side. That will tell you how much your axle is off-set.

I really don't think this is the cause of your tire wear, I have the same kit and no problems with my tires.

I did blow a front shock out on the trails. Have you checked to make sure your front shocks are still good?
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Old Aug 3, 2009 | 08:28 AM
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I installed this same kit over three months ago, and have had no problems with my tires or alignment. I did replace my rear track bar with an adjustable one, but have not had to adjust it as of yet. Sounds like alignment to me as well.
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Old Aug 15, 2009 | 06:56 AM
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I had the same problem with the first set of tires on my last jeep. The advice I was given and turned out to be dead on was "stop going so fast when you turn left.

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