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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 05:54 PM
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I just put on a full traction 3" lift and am having trouble getting the axels centered I tried moving the front bar and kept moving it to center it and long story short I'm running out of adjustment and I'm not close. The back is off too but I have yet to mess with it. Help Please
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by dmick33
I just put on a full traction 3" lift and am having trouble getting the axels centered I tried moving the front bar and kept moving it to center it and long story short I'm running out of adjustment and I'm not close. The back is off too but I have yet to mess with it. Help Please
http://project-jk.com/jeep-jk-write-...-end-alignment

As long as its an adjustable front trackbar, go to that write up and it explains it step by step.
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 06:10 PM
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Is it possible that once your rear is adjusted you will have more/less to work with in the front? I'm asking too because I'm not sure. Do you have a relocation bracket installed in either the front or the rear for your track bars?
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 06:15 PM
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Thanks that helps some I am just worried that I'll run out of adjustment space how important do you think it is to take a drive because I was just turning the wheel and moved it a few feet in the driveway?
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 06:18 PM
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They are adjustable bars.
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by dmick33
I just put on a full traction 3" lift and am having trouble getting the axels centered I tried moving the front bar and kept moving it to center it and long story short I'm running out of adjustment and I'm not close. The back is off too but I have yet to mess with it. Help Please
With only a 3" lift you should not be off by more than an inch. So there should be plenty of adjustment.
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 06:37 PM
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what did instructions say for initial measurement for the trackbar - mine was 32 7/8” center to center, there wasn't much adjustment after that.

Are you sure you're adjusting it in the right direction?

Rear trackbar I just used the stock measurement as a starting point, not much adjustment to get it centered.
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 07:46 PM
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I want to say it was only at most a 1/4" different from stock when I started.
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 08:43 PM
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it's not on backwards?
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 08:53 PM
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No the loops are over the diffs.
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