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Re Centering the Steering

Old May 19, 2008 | 08:00 AM
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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?
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Old May 19, 2008 | 08:04 AM
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I used trial and error . A small drive each time around the block and it took 4-5 to get it dead on
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Old May 19, 2008 | 08:12 AM
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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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Old May 19, 2008 | 08:21 AM
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WOL Basic alignment write-up
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Old May 19, 2008 | 10:25 AM
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Thanks Guys..
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Old May 19, 2008 | 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by seer1
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
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