eaglescout526

Hmm. I’ll check into that and see.

Someone is after that shift bezel Pete. Lol.

Lol. We thrive off of misplaced posts.

Dang. Sounds like yours went through hell and back about 5 times. I mean yeah the design isn’t the best compared to the others of the big three but at the time it was cost saving solution for AMC to have. I’m just surprised any of them last this long.

Really? I’ve never had an issue with any of the ones I had in my hands. Ran them through a vinegar bath to help clean up the brass contacts and they all worked with no issue or loose pieces. Interesting that yours had issues.

Done. Shame the dealer building doesn’t stand anymore.

Couples miles North of Grand Ave on Cactus. But yeah N Phx.

I’ll keep an eye on my tires and watch out for uneven wear. I am on a new set and since I went up in size, I probably need to adjust the shims accordingly anyways. I appreciate everyone’s help with this! I understand a bit more of what’s goin on.

Man you were up in Wickenburg and didn’t stop by to say hi on your way back!? Looks like a fun trip though.

So that’s where the passenger side high trim level charcoal went. Yeah nothing sucks more than installing one of those panels and having to surgically make the cuts to have the speaker, crank and screw holes for the speaker cover and map pocket. That was a fun hour spent.

I’m just trying to have everything in the steering department be correct and not chewing through tires before their lifespan. That’s all. I’m looking into getting some shims soon.

Great parts truck. Dibs on the winch! Lol.

The emissions book is pretty cool actually. I think I am gonna go hunt for that one. Yeah the library grows and will continue to grow. I think my favorite finds are the accessory books and the Jeep engine books.

Thats exactly what I think it is as well judging by the wear but my thought was that our tires wear evenly from inside to out. Not sure now on that. I thought about those and tried that 1* adjuster kit and I couldnt and can't use them due to the 2wd knuckles being different in the 87-90 years than the early years. I still wonder why AMC made a different knuckle design for 2wd after 86 when it wouldve been cheaper to use the same setup.

I think all mine are 1/32" shims. I didnt see anything thicker or thinner than each other.

Absolutely fun! I wonder why the specs are like that? Let alone eating the insides of tires. Seems like I will have to stick with an aggressive rotation schedule.

6 on the driver and 7 on the passenger.

So if thats 7*-8* inward than do I need to remove shims? But it could also be worse from the increased tire size and who knows what all my grandfather did to the MJ prior to my ownership.

If it did it looks like it brought the caster in by a degree judging by the print outs. The only other differing factor is I’ve gone up in tires size. 2017 was the original 205 size and still had the caster. Went up to 215 in 2019 and then 235 this year and caster is still bad. I’ve examined the frame and area multiple times for any sign of buckling or damage and I still can’t find anything.

Yup! Twice. Once with polys(biggest regret) and again to replace the ploys back to factory rubber. Basically everything is new up front minus the axle and knuckles.

So I requested some LCA shims recently and my issue seemed to have sparked some curiosity as to why I need them. I for the life of me CAN NOT seem to figure my issue out. Lets go back to 2017. I went to get an alignment and tech said, replace all steering parts and Ill do the alignment. Ok done. Drove straight and no issues. Suddenly 2018, tires went bald on the edge really fast. Was told they were the ball joints to cause this issue. Ok replaced them as they were the original ones from the factory and they were toast. Got an alignment and drove straight and fine with the exception of a pull from the right side. 2019 Got new tires, no issues. 2021, had that little accident(repairs performed) and tires went bald again on the edge fast. Ok I have seen this before. Got new ball joints and put them in. Alright, got an alignment and tech said caster is off by alot. He recommended shims to fix the issue or better correct it and prevent my front from eating up tires. I do plan on getting a new steering shaft to remove the remaining slop issue in my column. My stinking issue is, why is my caster so screwed up? I have replaced damn near everything except the front axle itself and the knuckles and the 1 piece rotor/hub combo. Any ideas? Here is all the print outs of the alignments I have had performed to Little Red: 2017: 2018: 2021:

I am pretty sure I mightve missed a few but these are all I can think of at the moment.

Oh damn you’re right lol. Let me see what pics I’ve taken and take pics of what I don’t have.

Fixed. Must’ve been an off day for me yesterday.

Very weird.