mcantar18c
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The front hubs are in the unlocked position, but the front tires are still chirping around corners... does that mean the hubs are crap?
Huh. Are there any benefits to eyeball alignment off road? And would setting up the front suspension the right way have any negative effect with the 36s on the trails?
Well, I'm thinkin that its got the eyeball alignment AND my hubs are crap.
I went out and jacked up each tire, and when I spin em they're still locked to the shafts.
And yeah I'm pretty sure they're Fords, not mil hubs. He mighta been talking about the rear ones though, they look like they could be military equipment.
I don't want non selectables cause then I wouldn't be able to change em between the street and the trail.
Hopeless..........:doh:
Explain?
When the hubs are open, I should be able to spin each wheel individually. Since I can't even though the hubs are in the "free" position, they must still be locked.
If I'm wrong, tell me HOW I'm wrong so I can learn.
Daily driver
or
accept the fact that it's going to drive like a lifted locked jeep with big tired on the street.
Planefixer drove his locked jeep to work. Did he b---h about the chirping? No. Why? Cuz he knew and accepted what he was driving.
You should do the same
Locked or unlocked. Pink or blue or green military or ford or chevy doesn't have a damn thing to do with the allignment of the damn jeep. Quit mixing the two!!!!!!!
Your allignment( caster/toe) - aka your control arm adjustment and your tierod adjustments- is not set for STREET driving. Or comfort driving. Get over it!!!!!
Ok. Two wheels pointing dead on straight ahead when turned. Turn the same degree to the specified side at the same time.
Now-if you are toed in(tires aiming at each other) when you turn that same degree, you will have one tire( the tire on side you are turning toward) having an angle less than specified. While the tire on outide has and exxagerated angle.
Example.
With wheels dead center ahead. You turn 45 degrees left(driver) both wheels turn same amount (45degrees) to the left. Tires move easily and freely
with toe-in in same scenario:
steering wheel is at 45, your driver wheel is only at 35 degrees of turn and your pass. Wheel is at 55 degrees of turn.
So
one tire is turning sharper than the other. The rubber on your tread will flex to a certain degree. Once it can no longer flex it will 'pop' into it's original position. Thus, a chirp.
A chirp. Caused from allignment. Not the damn locker. Not saying you don't have hub issues. BUT you need to realize your ALLIGNMENT can cause it just as bad.
There are other thing like caster that can make thing weird too but it's too hard to explain over text not in person.
Also. Same thing but flipped for a toe out issue
Answer your question enough?!?!?!?!?!
Time to take em apart and inspect.
Locknig hubs dobn't just switch on/off, they need to rotate. Try the same test you did before, then rotate the tire the opposite direction to unlock.
Other possibilities would be stiff grease not letting them function, dirt and corrosion not letting them function. They could even be broken??? I had one bud who took a locking hub apart to find a melted plastic part not letting that hub unlock.
Time to take em apart and inspect.
Example.
With wheels dead center ahead. You turn 45 degrees left(driver) both wheels turn same amount (45degrees) to the left. Tires move easily and freely
with toe-in in same scenario:
steering wheel is at 45, your driver wheel is only at 35 degrees of turn and your pass. Wheel is at 55 degrees of turn.
Answer your question enough?!?!?!?!?!