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New To Me Cj5 74 Help And Advice Please

Discussion in 'Intermediate CJ-5/6/7/8' started by 74CJ5_PA, Apr 17, 2022.

  1. 74CJ5_PA

    74CJ5_PA New Member

    I'm looking to sell it. Let me know if you are interested.
     
  2. Lockman

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    I am Very Interested, Myself. I'll send you a PM , Sir.
    Thanks,
    ....Richie
     
  3. David Shackelford

    David Shackelford New Member

    I used Caster shims and the cheap angle finder to get in the ballpark. You'll need new u bolts and prob should get an alignment (with printout) before and after. For me 8degree caster as the. Magic number. Carefully check your front drive shaft at full droop after .. may bind a bit if you shim too far (you will have to sacrifice pinion angle to shim caster in).

    Remember tobuy the bolts and possibly a longer leaf spring centering pin. Clamp the leafs together with a c clamp before unbolting :) and torge the bolts to 90lbs drive then retorq again.

    It may be possible to skip all that and just do a shackel reversal to correct the caster or better yet have the knuckles cut and turned. I'd start with the shims to prove out what your problems are then explore your long term plans/goals. There is a bottomless pit of axel swaps/mods and or fabs you can do to solve all this. Imho it's best to have a plan and know what you want out of the jeep long term before you commit to the more expensive options here.

    Hope that helps
     
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