I am having the same problem with camber in the rear. I took it to a shop and they said they need to know what to set the camber to aince the lift kit changed the wheel camber. Do you know what i need to tell him to get the tire to ride flat on the road? Mechanic said it will be a posative or negative camber setting to make the wheel ride flat. Sent from my SM-G920P using ToasterJeep mobile app
As I installed the kit with a friend (instead of taking it in a store) I was able to check what should be done for proper alignment. To perform convergent alignment of the rear wheels, you must by the car in the machine and loosen the 4 screws that hold the rear arm bracket. Loosen the 4 screws, then align the convergence with them loose. Maintain the alignment of convergence without tampering and retighten the 4 screws of the rear armrest. It is very simple.
There are 4 screws, but the photo angle only allowed me to show 3 screws highlighted by the yellow arrows. Show this image to the mechanic and tell him to loosen these screws and perform alignment alignment. After alignment, tighten the screws.
You will use factory default values to perform alignment. Loosen the bolts and have them follow the original Jeep values. No compensation needed. Loosen the 4 screws and use factory settings. Use my picture. I only understand what do because I installed by my self with a friend.
After 4 different shops and 2 sets of warn out rear tires I finally got my Renegade alignment right. Belle Tire worked with me and they got it fixed. Sent from my SM-G920P using ToasterJeep mobile app
Yes your photo was used by the mechanics and it was big help, thank you. They got the caster and toe where it needes to be and the camber was real close, but I wanted everything to be fixed for good so to get the camber all the way where it needed to be I had them install camber bolts. Sent from my SM-G920P using ToasterJeep mobile app
Hope maybe someone can help me out whose had an alignment after the daystar lift. I had my daystar lift installed about 3 weeks ago now, I took it in last week for an alignment at the dealership. I picked up after hours but asked them to leave me the alignment specs. When I was reviewing them I noticed a lot of areas were red and basically nothing looked adjusted, the before was like the after. So I called the dealership and the advisor didn't know what happen, he thought maybe the after specs didn't get printed, so I asked if there was a way to get the post specs because from what I looked at it had warnings about safety & tire wear all over my paperwork, he told me I'd have to drop it off so I could put it back on the machine. I did that today but received a call from the same advisor that the previous spec were correct and that only the toe can be adjusted on the Renegade and the other specs like the camber & cast cannot be adjusted but are close enough to factory that I won't have an issue. I'm wondering if this is true or if I should take it somewhere else for a second opinion? I'm just confused because I was told that he didn't know why the specs were wrong initially but then today realized they were correct... I attached the two print outs they gave me. Sent from my iPhone using ToasterJeep mobile app
Courtronic I had the same issue after I installed my lift kit and went through 2 sets of rear tires. I went to the dealership also and 2 other places before Belle Tire was able to get my Renegade alignment right. Here is the sheet from Belle Tire after they did the alignment. Sent from my SM-G920P using ToasterJeep mobile app
It so crazy how confident they seemed that those other numbers (camber & caster) couldn't be aligned. I'm going to email them today with your photo to show them that it could be done. Did you have to tell them anything special at Belle tires? Or did they finally just do it right? Sent from my iPhone using ToasterJeep mobile app
If you read the above post that Rocino Marinho and I have it will explain what is needed to be done. Basically use Rocino Marinho picture and show and explain to the mechanic to loosen these screws and perform alignment. After alignment, tighten the screws. Also the I had to have the mechanic at Belle Tire install camber bolts.
Also I took this from another post and used this too. tell the mechanic (not the sales person, the Mechanic) that both trailing arms are adjustable. The rear trailing arm is obvious, it's a camber bolt. The mechanics see this and take a quick look at the forward trailing arm and say 'there's only one adjustment point and it's maxed out'. Wrong! The forward trailing arm is a slide, the large washer covers the fact. At a quick look it's easy to miss. Tell the mechanic that both trailing arms are adjustable and (if the mechanic is worth his/hers paycheck) you will have no problems.
Worst part is I did tell them all that I typed it up and left it with the mechanic on the initial visit. I read all the horror stories so I did everything to be prepared but they still tell me it's not possible. I guess I will fight for reimbursement and go somewhere else. Sent from my iPhone using ToasterJeep mobile app
I just put my lift on my TH this afternoon and aligned it (I work in a shop). Even loosening that bracket in the rear and tweaking both lower control arms I was unable to get my rear camber in the green. It's at about -0.04°, juuuust outside the -0.06° minimum. The front camber is about the same and the caster is at 3.7° both sides. Minimum spec is 4.4°. Toe is the only thing I could get in the green. Has anybody figure out a way to tweak it enough to get it all green without cam bolts in the struts?
Also, did anybody notice a new rumble/vibration in the front/middle of the vehicle on acceleration at lower speeds after the lift? It's nothing that's alarmingly bad but I did notice the change. Everything's tight and I did put the driveshaft bracket spacers in. The truck only has 5000 miles on it.
Mine has it occasionally, I believe it is the exhaust rattling against the suspension. Only happens to mine at very low parking lot speed, usually coming from a stop and making a left-hand turn.
Crazy, mine just started making that noise today! I have had my lift on for about a year. Time to take a look at everything again. Sent from my iPhone using ToasterJeep mobile app
Hey guys, I've had my lift on for about 10 months and 13k miles and it's seen it's share of northern Michigan trails and sand dunes. I also had a clunking noise coming from the front of the vehicle, mostly at slower speeds below 30mph and really loud over bumps and those damn Chicago potholes. my dealer did an inspection before the problem got worse and found nothing wrong. After another week I notieced I could get a similar noise if driving on smooth road about 25mph and gently jerking the wheel from left to right. Turns out it was the SWAY BAR LINKS. The original parts issued by Daystar are crap, and they were very helpful. Sent me a new set of much nicer links as a replacement, they're MOOG parts with grease zirks on top and bottom. Easy fix and noise is gone! Big thumbs up to Daystar for getting me the parts in a hurry and at no cost to me. If any of you guys are experiencing a similar issue, give them a call and they should set you straight. -Andrew
