Steering wheel sits slightly off-center on highway

Jwhite said:
https://www.autozone.com/suspension...ucts-alignment-kit-26012/601958_0_0?rrec=true

Here is the camber shim I was talking about. This would bring it back into spec and it only takes half an hour to put in according to the instructions. I can always remove it if it cause a problem. As for the alignment rack, I was with him when he did it and the numbers would go all over the place without him touching anything. I don’t trust that alignment rack or the shop that did the 8 arm alignment. If factory control arms are all equal to each other length, then my adjustable control arms should be equal as well. My rear axle should be square to the front axle. It clearly is not as the control arms are different lengths. Based off the camber readings, it’s safe to say my axles are slightly bent but the rear camber is only slightly out of spec so I should be more worried about the front as it’s .8 degrees different from each side.
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I would use a ball joint versus the shim kit, that kit shims the caliper also, I can see the caliper shim lost or removed during a brake job.
For the steering stabilizer if you drive it and let go of the wheel the wheel will star to turn and it will continue turning where usually with a pull the car will just drift over one way. It was very noticeable when I installed one on my Jeep.
 
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I don’t trust that alignment rack or the shop that did the 8 arm alignment…………………………
Based off the camber readings,
 
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NskLJ said:
I would use a ball joint versus the shim kit, that kit shims the caliper also, I can see the caliper shim lost or removed during a brake job.
For the steering stabilizer if you drive it and let go of the wheel the wheel will star to turn and it will continue turning where usually with a pull the car will just drift over one way. It was very noticeable when I installed one on my Jeep.
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In the description for the shim kit it says the caliper shim is for JKs.
 
reddvltj said:
In the description for the shim kit it says the caliper shim is for JKs.
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If you shim the bearing 1/2 degree the the rotor would be running 1/2 degree off in relation to the caliper. The caliper stand would need to be shimmed to keep it true.
 
I finally got the car sorted out for the most part. I adjusted all the control arms equal to each other left to right and the alignment rack had everything but my driver front camber perfect. I will continue to drive the car and if I notice a pull to the right I will end up doing that camber shim to bring it back to spec. The laser alignment machines evidently gets confused when all the control arms are unequal to each other and that’s why the shops kept giving me the car back the way it was. I also bought the needed tools to do the alignment on my own in the future so I can get it perfect on my own. I just finished setting the drag link on my own for the first time. Thank you to everyone who helped me solve this issue and for being patient with me.
 
Jwhite said:
I finally got the car sorted out for the most part. I adjusted all the control arms equal to each other left to right and the alignment rack had everything but my driver front camber perfect. I will continue to drive the car and if I notice a pull to the right I will end up doing that camber shim to bring it back to spec. The laser alignment machines evidently gets confused when all the control arms are unequal to each other and that’s why the shops kept giving me the car back the way it was. I also bought the needed tools to do the alignment on my own in the future so I can get it perfect on my own. I just finished setting the drag link on my own for the first time. Thank you to everyone who helped me solve this issue and for being patient with me.
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Let me guess, this is what they told you?

Just to be clear the laser alignment computer doesn't get it wrong. If the readings taken by the alignment computer are not accurate then there are 2 possible causes. The machine needs to be calibrated, (in which case it will not read correctly for any vehicle), or the person that hung the heads on your Jeep and performed the alignment didn't set it up correctly. Measurements are only as good as the person setting up the tool to take the measurements.

That said hopefully your problem goes away....
 
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