Re Centering the Steering
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JK Super Freak
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From: Thunder Bay, Ontario
Re Centering the Steering
What is the best method of adjusting the drag link to re-centering the steering after adding the lift kit. I use to use the string method when aligning the wheels on quads but not sure if that method will work on Jeeps.
Is there a trick to this or is it just best to take it in and have an alignment done?
Is there a trick to this or is it just best to take it in and have an alignment done?
JK Junkie
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From: 4 Corners
The sleeve is really touchy. You usually only need to twist it a quarter or a third of a turn. You'd have to be really exact to get the string method going. It's best if you can get the steering wheel exactly straight before going under. Don't over twist like I said before, it's really touchy. Drive it on a couple of curves and see when the ESP goes on. Usually it'll turn on sooner one way or the other and that's a give away as to which way you need to turn the sleeve..
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From: Smithton IL
The sleeve is really touchy. You usually only need to twist it a quarter or a third of a turn. You'd have to be really exact to get the string method going. It's best if you can get the steering wheel exactly straight before going under. Don't over twist like I said before, it's really touchy. Drive it on a couple of curves and see when the ESP goes on. Usually it'll turn on sooner one way or the other and that's a give away as to which way you need to turn the sleeve..
Yea, I was surprised that just being a hair off center triggers the ESP to go Ape S#&%.... around even the slightest/slowest corners.
chuck