axel shifting

Eva & Joey

Eva & Joey

If you're clean, you didn't have enough fun
Joined
Feb 22, 2011
Location
Asheville, NC
In the process of replacing front coils and axel shifted over to the driver side. We cannot get axel shifted back over. Any advice?
 
Get a ratchet strap and pull it wherever you need it. Attach one end to the frame and the other to the axle and ratchet it til it's lined up. Also, depending how much lift you installed, the axle may not be centered unless you get an extended or adjustable track bar. When you go up the angle of the TB gets steeper, thus shorter horizontally, pulling the axle to one side.
 
what vehicle? Does it have a track bar? is it connected? is it adjustable?
you can move the steering wheel to push the axle side to side to line up a disconnected TB.
If you have a fixed TB and its connected, and you put different sized coils on, you need an adjusatable TB to relocate the front axle. On an XJ, you can redrill the hole on teh axle end to relocate move the front axle. I've never done it, but seen it on the internet.
 
Thanks! This is on our 97 xj. Put 3 inch coils on the front last night. Taking off factory track bar right now and going to get new track bar. Thanks for the advice!
 
Makes a world a difference without that factory tb on! Learning as I go! Love this! Thanks!
 
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