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Old Oct 16, 2016 | 11:41 AM
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So I was looking at my Jeep today and noticed the passages side front wheel is more forward than the drivers side? How is this possible with control arms? How do I fix it?
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Old Oct 16, 2016 | 11:59 AM
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All stock ? Ever been in a accident?

Can you take pics further back?
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Old Oct 16, 2016 | 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by kjeeper10
All stock ? Ever been in a accident? Can you take pics further back?

As far as the control arms yes, and not to my knowledge ! Pics on the way
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Old Oct 16, 2016 | 12:32 PM
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Old Oct 16, 2016 | 01:26 PM
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I would measure from the axle to the frame in 2 or 3 spots on each side to determine if it is in fact the axle and not the fender chop. Hard to tell from the pics but it looks like the front of the wheels line up.
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Old Oct 16, 2016 | 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 14Sport
I would measure from the axle to the frame in 2 or 3 spots on each side to determine if it is in fact the axle and not the fender chop. Hard to tell from the pics but it looks like the front of the wheels line up.
Good idea, I decided to measure distance between the front and rear tire, inside to inside. The passenger is at 5ft and the driver is at 4ft 10in. How in the hell could this be? I mean the bushing could cause a 2 inch difference could it?
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Old Oct 16, 2016 | 02:47 PM
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I was gonna say "cam bolts" if ya have 'em. If not, then ok. If so, possible rotation. 1 forward, the other backward.

Hell, maybe a bent up (upwards) control arm.
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Old Oct 16, 2016 | 03:00 PM
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Your control arms are responsible for the positioning of the axles front to back. Two inches is a lot to be off. Get under your Jeep and look around. Look for something bent or broken. Measure the lengths of the control arms to verify. Check to make sure the arms are sitting at the same angles compared side to side. Make sure the Jeep sits level side to side. Make sure your springs are seated properly and not holding one side up higher than the other. While something isn't right, it is off drastically enough to make the problem stick out and therefore easier to find. But it could be several little things rather than one big thing. Checking the cam bolt positioning as Hafaday suggested is a good idea. Take pictures of the front showing both wheels and the suspension. Does it ride okay?

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Old Oct 16, 2016 | 03:42 PM
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I'm assuming a lot of my problems are coming from this coil spring spacers. The only variable I see is the drive shaft. It's the only thing I can see pulling the drivers side back. It drives meh, pretty squirrelly whenever there are lines in the road and some steering wheel play. Esp and abs lights are on but I assumed it was from the steering wheel being upside down
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Old Oct 16, 2016 | 05:00 PM
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Sounds like you have more going on then is thought. Have you had the Jeep since new or buy it pre-owned? Looks like a sizeable spacer lift to be running stock control arms, etc with the squirreliness being a major sign. Did you install the lift? Another concern is with the stability control light on you may get yourself into an unexpected situation since the Jeep already thinking it is about to spin and that will be exacerbated when you turn harder one way or the other which will now further induce the system to apply the anti lock braking possibly leading to a crash as you won't have the braking power you need. My daughters jeep was just hit, the wheel is a half turn out at least and she had that exact situation happen I just described and fortunately she didn't hit anything. I would have to say you have got to have a really bent component under there somewhere and with that axle off that much I can't imagine your Jeep isn't crabbing down the road. The thing is you're not going to know how bad since you can't tell how much your actaully adjusting the steering wheel driving since the steering wheel is already upside down. Get it looked at.
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