Why is my TJ pulling to the left after having it aligned?

There are very few reasons that can cause a Wrangler to "pull" left or right. Pull being the operative word. Is it actually pulling to the left or is the steering wheel off and when you center it the vehicle drives to the left?
1. Cross Camber being unequal due to bent inner C or steering knuckle, worn out ball joints, or improperly adjusted offset ball joints (used to correct for previously mentioned bent parts).
2. EXTREME differential in Cross Caster (again something is bent)
3. Something is dragging, brake, bad bearing (bad would be an understatement) , tire pressure (you already ruled that out), or radial pull (one tire having more drag usually a bad casing) Radial pull can be identified by swapping front tires left to right.
4. Rear tires can also cause a pull (tire pressure drastically different) to one side or the other but since you didn't mention having the pull before the work that was done I would rule that out.
 
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Airjunky said:
I was told by some local Jeep owners that typical alignment shops don't usually have the equipment or know how to align a lifted 4x4. And to take it to a 4x4 shop. Luckily we have a 4WP nearby who did the job easily.
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My challenge is that I live in a little mountain town of just 5,000 people. The guy I used was recommended. We'll see if he figures it out. There are a lot of Jeeps here, and mine is not lifted, so I'm hoping it's just going to be something where' he'll have an "ah-ha" moment and make the fix.
 
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I’d be curious if you did the do-it-yourself alignment in the how-to here what those measurements would look like? Not saying you should or anything but it’s always the first thing that pops in my head every time I read an alignment thread on here.
 
WLDRYDE said:
My challenge is that I live in a little mountain town of just 5,000 people. The guy I used was recommended. We'll see if he figures it out. There are a lot of Jeeps here, and mine is not lifted, so I'm hoping it's just going to be something where' he'll have an "ah-ha" moment and make the fix.
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Yea, good luck. The town I live in isn't much bigger and certainly doesn't have any alignment shops, much less specialists. We almost always have to drive somewhere to get things done.
 
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So this turned out to be a tire issue. When I took it back to the shop the mechanic checked all the work that they had done on the steering knuckle, u-joint, and ball joints to be sure that everything was installed and seated correctly. It was. So he swapped the two front tires and adjusted the camber. That resolved the issue.

But, he also agreed to re-check the alignment, at no additional cost to me, after I get new tires. Just another reason to get rid of these wonky tires.
 
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WLDRYDE said:
@Chris @Jerry Bransford

So this turned out to be a tire issue. When I took it back to the shop the mechanic checked all the work that they had done on the steering knuckle, u-joint, and ball joints to be sure that everything was installed and seated correctly. It was. So he swapped the two front tires and adjusted the camber. That resolved the issue.

But, he also agreed to re-check the alignment, at no additional cost to me, after I get new tires. Just another reason to get rid of these wonky tires.
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There you go! Tires are one of the last things that people tend to look at? When they should be one of the first things.
 
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