skipc
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Georgia & points west and south
The last set of tires wore fine. I get a new set. It's wearing fine. The shocks are very old, so I buy the gas filled Monroes for it [truck/suv (black color)]. The old shocks were dead. The ride improves and it holds the road now.
15,000 miles later, the tires start to bounce (front). I get them balanced twice. They are wearing a lot faster on the inside half, and it's starting to cup (from the bouncing). They hold the road well, and it just feels like they are going out of round. Well, they are from the cupping! On the inside!
So I check the alignment. 0" toe in. Perfect to spec. One tire has just the tiniest bit of indication of toe in in the tread wear, but probably from cornering (left tire). Inside wear indicates negative camber, so I check that. 0 degrees - perfect. I check the ball joints - tight as can be.
It rides fine, except for the increasing bounce. I rotated front to back and it started riding smooth then has bounce, cupping, and inside wear on the inside too after a couple of months.
It's an 89 4wd and I do a lot of highway driving so this is really annoying. I'm hoping this matches someone's experience and they fixed it. I've checked and done the standard checks and all seems dead on. Is the XJ sensitive to shock type and would it cause inside wear too? I don't offroad often and it's all stock and sits level. It has a firm ride, which I like, but I could change if that's the cause. The highways here are bumpy, so a fast reacting shock is good.
Thanks in advance. As I said, it all aligned fine, so I'm at a loss...
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15,000 miles later, the tires start to bounce (front). I get them balanced twice. They are wearing a lot faster on the inside half, and it's starting to cup (from the bouncing). They hold the road well, and it just feels like they are going out of round. Well, they are from the cupping! On the inside!
So I check the alignment. 0" toe in. Perfect to spec. One tire has just the tiniest bit of indication of toe in in the tread wear, but probably from cornering (left tire). Inside wear indicates negative camber, so I check that. 0 degrees - perfect. I check the ball joints - tight as can be.
It rides fine, except for the increasing bounce. I rotated front to back and it started riding smooth then has bounce, cupping, and inside wear on the inside too after a couple of months.
It's an 89 4wd and I do a lot of highway driving so this is really annoying. I'm hoping this matches someone's experience and they fixed it. I've checked and done the standard checks and all seems dead on. Is the XJ sensitive to shock type and would it cause inside wear too? I don't offroad often and it's all stock and sits level. It has a firm ride, which I like, but I could change if that's the cause. The highways here are bumpy, so a fast reacting shock is good.
Thanks in advance. As I said, it all aligned fine, so I'm at a loss...
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