Hey All -
So I did some additional suspension work (front upper and lower adjustable control arms, front and rear adjustable trackbar) and needed to get the vehicle aligned - also wanted to check my own DIY alignment work for piece of mind.
My JK has stock drive shafts and a Teraflex 2.5 inch lift (so far stock wheels and tires as well).
So here is where the conflict begins -
Went to a local auto repair place and they indicated the jeep was at 5.5 degrees caster and 6 or 7 would be more appropriate with my 2.5" lift. I indicated that I thought +4.2 degrees would be ideal and given the adjustable nature of my JK it should be able to get in that range. Auto tech disagreed and said the 5.5 was already technically in spec and he would road test it and adjust to 6 or 7 degrees, not 4.2. In his words, +4.2 would create vibrations. Naturally, I declined and left.
Went to a more specialized 4x4 place in Dallas and they had no problem adjusting things and didn't ask any questions. Alignment took over 2 hours tho lol.
My question is who is right? I'd assume the goal would always be to get it close to stock specs (otherwise why buy adjustable components) but thought I'd check around since i've never encountered any pushback like that before from an alignment shop.
New Alignment Specs:
Left | Right
Camber -.5 -.5
Caster 4.3 4.5
Toe .09 .10
Thanks
So I did some additional suspension work (front upper and lower adjustable control arms, front and rear adjustable trackbar) and needed to get the vehicle aligned - also wanted to check my own DIY alignment work for piece of mind.
My JK has stock drive shafts and a Teraflex 2.5 inch lift (so far stock wheels and tires as well).
So here is where the conflict begins -
Went to a local auto repair place and they indicated the jeep was at 5.5 degrees caster and 6 or 7 would be more appropriate with my 2.5" lift. I indicated that I thought +4.2 degrees would be ideal and given the adjustable nature of my JK it should be able to get in that range. Auto tech disagreed and said the 5.5 was already technically in spec and he would road test it and adjust to 6 or 7 degrees, not 4.2. In his words, +4.2 would create vibrations. Naturally, I declined and left.
Went to a more specialized 4x4 place in Dallas and they had no problem adjusting things and didn't ask any questions. Alignment took over 2 hours tho lol.
My question is who is right? I'd assume the goal would always be to get it close to stock specs (otherwise why buy adjustable components) but thought I'd check around since i've never encountered any pushback like that before from an alignment shop.
New Alignment Specs:
Left | Right
Camber -.5 -.5
Caster 4.3 4.5
Toe .09 .10
Thanks