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2026. 6. 30. 작업

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1988 Jeep Wrangler - How do I do a DIY alignment?

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Rear solid axles on trucks especially with leaf springs are not adjustable. To cause enough misalignment for one wheel to rub something must be damaged. I would start by looking at the center bolt of the leaf springs. The bolt ties all the leafs together in the center and is used as an alignment pin with the pad on the rear axle. Everything is held together with the U bolts. Using a measuring tape measure corner to corner diagonally of the leaf springs to make sure that thy are square and the frame is not warped. Inspect the leaf spring mounts for any damage. Measure from the leading edge of each spring to the axle. If it is not the same, which i suspect, then pull apart the U bolts and inspect the center bolts. Resemble making sure that the axle is now straight and that the spring front to axle distance is the same. Moving on to the front. The three angles are caster, camber and toe. Without a machine, caster is nearly impossible to measure. With the solid front axle the caster is not