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Jeep mechanic in North Atlanta area
Anyone in north Atlanta/Roswell/Alpharetta/Duluth have a recommendation
for a shop that knows how to deal with lifted Jeep TJ's? My dealer is completely useless (and they won't even work on it with an aftermarket lift), and the place that installed the lift has gone out of business (bad sign, eh?). I'm having major front end wobble/shaking/vibrating on my 2002, and I still haven't been able to find the cause, despite trying everything I've read in this newsgroup. I don't want to take it into a shop who has no idea how to deal with lifted Jeeps, so I'd like to find someone who has experience with 'em. Any recommendations? |
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Hi Justin,
A wide, and slightly out of round tires are usually the cause. I can not shimmy without a bad steering stabilizer/dampener shock: http://www.stu-offroad.com/steering/stab/stab-1.htm Followed by worn out parts anywhere in your suspension: http://www.4x4xplor.com/alignment.html Any shop will take your money. God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O http://www.billhughes.com/ Justin M wrote: > > Anyone in north Atlanta/Roswell/Alpharetta/Duluth have a recommendation > for a shop that knows how to deal with lifted Jeep TJ's? My dealer is > completely useless (and they won't even work on it with an aftermarket > lift), and the place that installed the lift has gone out of business > (bad sign, eh?). > > I'm having major front end wobble/shaking/vibrating on my 2002, and I > still haven't been able to find the cause, despite trying everything > I've read in this newsgroup. I don't want to take it into a shop > who has no idea how to deal with lifted Jeeps, so I'd like to find > someone who has experience with 'em. > > Any recommendations? |
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Bill -- I really wish that were the case, because I would have solved
it already. I actually put a different set of wheels and tires (I have an offroad set and an onroad set) on to make absolutely sure it wasn't the wheels/tires doing it. Same results. The two places I've taken it to blame the lift -- "oh, you need to remove the lift so we can diagnose it." Well, that's not going to happen. The dealer won't even look at it. I'm sure it's something stupid and simple, like bad wheel bearings (which I have no idea how to check, because they're sealed units) or a u-joint (which all look fine to me, but I probably don't know what I'm doing). L.W.(Bill) Hughes III wrote: > A wide, and slightly out of round tires are usually the cause. I > can not shimmy without a bad steering stabilizer/dampener shock: > http://www.stu-offroad.com/steering/stab/stab-1.htm Followed by worn out > parts anywhere in your suspension: > http://www.4x4xplor.com/alignment.html > Any shop will take your money. |
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Jeep mechanic in North Atlanta area
Just crawl underneath and wrap a hand around each joint, and have a
friend turn the steering wheel back and forth through the sloppy couple of inches, and you'll feel any play. Then jack up a wheel and kick it to see if there's any play in the wheel bearings. I can't believe you can't find hundreds of shops that will take your money. God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O http://www.billhughes.com/ Justin M wrote: > > Bill -- I really wish that were the case, because I would have solved > it already. I actually put a different set of wheels and tires > (I have an offroad set and an onroad set) on to make absolutely sure it > wasn't the wheels/tires doing it. Same results. > > The two places I've taken it to blame the lift -- "oh, you need to > remove the lift so we can diagnose it." Well, that's not going to > happen. The dealer won't even look at it. I'm sure it's something > stupid and simple, like bad wheel bearings (which I have no idea how to > check, because they're sealed units) or a u-joint (which all look fine > to me, but I probably don't know what I'm doing). |
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How long have you had the lift, what lift, what tires? Sounds like you may
be having alignment issues. "Justin M" > wrote in message ups.com... > Bill -- I really wish that were the case, because I would have solved > it already. I actually put a different set of wheels and tires > (I have an offroad set and an onroad set) on to make absolutely sure it > wasn't the wheels/tires doing it. Same results. > > The two places I've taken it to blame the lift -- "oh, you need to > remove the lift so we can diagnose it." Well, that's not going to > happen. The dealer won't even look at it. I'm sure it's something > stupid and simple, like bad wheel bearings (which I have no idea how to > check, because they're sealed units) or a u-joint (which all look fine > to me, but I probably don't know what I'm doing). > > > L.W.(Bill) Hughes III wrote: >> A wide, and slightly out of round tires are usually the cause. I >> can not shimmy without a bad steering stabilizer/dampener shock: >> http://www.stu-offroad.com/steering/stab/stab-1.htm Followed by worn out >> parts anywhere in your suspension: >> http://www.4x4xplor.com/alignment.html >> Any shop will take your money. > |
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