Grand Cherokee Castor angle issuie ?

Grand Cherokee Castor angle issuie ?

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pcn1

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1,252 posts

226 months

Tuesday 20th May 2014
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Just had the alignment on the WJ done, and all good apart from the Castor angle. Factory says between 6.00 and 7.5 degrees, and is non adjustable.

Mine is approx 5.3 degrees on one wheel and 5.5 degrees on the other.

I know Jeep have been offering off-set ball joints for this problem, but as mine are almost identical I thought maybe something else may be the problem.

1) Is this something I should be concerned about ?
2) What would cause this if its not adjustable, worn control arm bushes ? (just guessing here...)
3) Any chance this would cause "slight" to the left drifting ?

Cheers


scrwright

2,736 posts

197 months

Tuesday 20th May 2014
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Get some adjustable upper arms, easier than the ball joint fix. From experience you will never fix the left drift, its built into them

pcn1

Original Poster:

1,252 posts

226 months

Wednesday 21st May 2014
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Do you mean adjustable upper control arms ? Where can you buy those in the UK ?

On reflection, to a greater or lower degree, most of the cars Ive ever owned always seem to have a tendancy to drift left. I read somewhere cars are designed to do this so you dont crash into cars coming the other way. Although that may just be internet waffle !

Ledaig

1,723 posts

269 months

Thursday 22nd May 2014
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As long as the Earth has a magnetic field and butterflies fart in the Amazon, Grand Cherokees will pull to the left.

wink

scrwright

2,736 posts

197 months

Friday 23rd May 2014
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pcn1 said:
Do you mean adjustable upper control arms ? Where can you buy those in the UK
Yes, i got mine from iron rock in the US though