Tracking problem on 98 TJ

  • On the way home from work a half hour ago, a guy who was behind me for a mile or two pulled up beside me at a light and told me that my 1998 TJ is not tracking straight down the road. It's crabbing a little. I'd like to take some measurements to verify his claim. Can someone please tell me 1) where I should measure, and 2) what is the common culprit. (Aaron 18 months or so ago you told me that I probably have the wrong size bolt in one of my rear lower control arms, causing some play. I never did anything about it. Could this be the culprit?) If anyone in the Dover area has expertise with this, I'll come to you for the lesson.

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  • It might just be the front axle being a little off-center from the trackbar. Do you have an adjustable trackbar, aftermarket fixed length, or a stock one? I say front trackbar first, since that one seems to have a more drastic change vs the rear. What's your rear trackbar arrangement?

    Jerry / Whatevah

    2020 Gladiator Mojave - 33" Falken mud tires, LoD side steps, Zroadz bed rack, Quadratec QRC winch bumper, Superwinch EPi 9.0, Kleinn on-board air, Kleinn air horns, lots of lights, Yaesu ham radio with GPS tracker.

    Gone- 2012 JK Rubicon with stuff. Long gone- Long-arm 2001 Cherokee with stuff.

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