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Centering the front axle.

techno1154

techno1154

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You fellas who has 3" of lift, what do you do to get the front axle back under the XJ? I need to do an alignment on my '96 and want to get everything together before I start. :eyes:
 
or you could drill a new hole in the axle mount. or buy a new weld on bracket. ive got 5" and have the weld on bracket with no problems so far.

kolby
 
jeeper821 said:
you need an adjustable trackbar or a relocation bracket, the bracket is only like $30.00 the trackbar is like $130.00-220.00.

with just the 3" and if you don't plan to any bigger, i would just get the bracket
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The bracket is garbage, it will throw off your steering geometry and you will have bump steer. And if you plan on wheeling it, you will break it. Invest that $30 into an adjustable unit.
 
When I got my 96 XJ, it already had a 3" Procomp lift on it that had the relocation bracket. For a while I couldnt find where a clunk noise was coming from, turns out the bracket had cracked and had some play in it.

I had the bracket replaced, but it came loose again (bolt on). The shop welded it back in. While it hasnt come loose or broke again, I do have bump steer slightly.

Eventually I'm going to have that crap taken out and put an adjustable trackbar in there so I can get the geometry back. It just feels cheesy having it in there.
 
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