My only concern is that I had it inspected last month by the dealer,
and wouldn't a ball joint be grounds for failure in NY?

Sorry, I just pulled numbers from my a.s for the sake of illustration. The
numberw were not intended to be anywhere near right, I only wanted to show
that the desired setting was the one further from zero as opposed to the
setting that was near to zero.

No argument here. Anything that gives a bottom line of a caster problem
needs to be looked at. I only gave the adjustment as the problem because
that's what steering return usually turns out to be.

I also suggested that the proper caster is negative when the imaginary line
through the centers of the ball joints and the spindle leans toward the
rear. I am not a front end guy, so I might be really talking about positive
caster.

In any case, the imaginary line should lean to the rear of the vehicle for
proper steering response to and from center.

The ball joints could be worn, but in all of my years owning literally
dozens of cars, I replaced ball joints on one of them, and it did not fix
the problem I was trying to fix. Granted, offroading takes a toll on ball
joints, but offroading also takes a toll on lots of stuff, and for steering
from center, I'll still go with the Caster Angle.

Whith a 2" lift the caster decreases from 7 to 5 degrees.
Thats because the upper arm joint on the axle moves slightly forward when
the axle drops, and the lower arm joint on the axle moves backwards.

5 degrees of caster is outside the 6-8 degrees range given by the
manufacturer. But still not enough alone to prevent self centering.
Another problem such as the balljoint failure must co-exist, that together
with the reduced self-centering force has become apparent.

Bill Spiliotopoulos,

'96 XJ,
'06 TJ.

This from the biggest spammer of them all! The jealous, really jealous,
I can't believe how jealous this little draft dodging coward schizophrenic
psychopath liar hiding in Vancouver via S0106000ea6ba70e7.vn.shawcable.net
24.86.24.251 intrepidator@shaw.ca who's only way to get attention is to make
a fool of its self using foul language, like it did back in elementary
school yard. But, too afraid to use it's name and address, and take on
responsibility like a grown up. With an obsession with perverts and goats,
where it writes via remailers, @news.alt.net, and cross posts to other
perverts to no one's surprise. With extreme jealous ranting over my
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surfing body, beard, and loving Christian family. Committing forgery over
many of my posts, proving I'm a responsible American man. You remind me of a
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me too. You're even more senile than I first thought. And the poor thing,
you're too girlie to take responsibility for yourself again, by signing your
statement like a man.
    That really thinks the group's members are so stupid not to know it's
the same coward, posting over and over again using a schizophrenic
psychopath forged up names?
    You're not worth any more time when a cut and paste this same
paragraphs it fits so well!
    But, now worth a forwarding to: internet.help@shaw.ca,
security@shaw.ca, abuse@shaw.ca, internet.abuse@sjrb.ca, abuse@aioe.org,
admin@cox.net for forgery.
   Who said it also likes baby monkeys sucking their penis, like his buddy
posted on an auto picture group at:
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    I thought this traitor's attacks were just over personal disagreements,
but in reality these attacks stemming from my love of God and America on
Independents Week, I realized you are actually attacking my country, and
that's what you've been doing all along is declaring your hatred for the
United States of America, with each declaration of my signature, but just
too cowardly and stupid to be a terrorist. It's America, love it, or leave
it, so keep the f*ck out!
    Or let me know when you cross my American border, so I may arrest you!
    YOU ARE A TRAITOR and lost all rights to my American border, and
someday I'll have you in jail where you belong! Any time, I'll fly and meant
with other patriots guarding our borders against vermin like you.
    Forwarded to: alt.binaries.pictures.autos,
alt.binaries.automobile.pictures groups so they may to see what an a**hole
you, aka SW really is!!!!!
    Why don't you call the San Diego Sheriffs Department at 858-974-2020
YOU NEED HELP!
   The moral majority say you are not only faggots, but cowards
   You wouldn't know about business as you have never succeeded and
anything.
   Tell me when you are about to cross my American border and I'll fly up
and arrange at meeting with the U.S. Border patrol and Minutemen for your
arrest, after you give me your name, address, date, and meeting place.
   I would appreciate the name and address of these trolls, Square Wheel:
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24bit:
12.205.158.32 AT&T WorldNet Services ATT Mediacom Communications Corp. I
will keep your name in confidence, kindly email LWHughes3rd@aol.com or
LWHughes@hughes.net
   Sincerely,
   Llewellyn W. (Bill) Hughes III