I recently replaced my tie rods,upper and lower ball joints, and shocks.making VERY SURE that I set the tie rod length exactly the same as the old ones, but now my tires are not aligned at all.what have I done!?!?

 

New shocks added an inch or so? Just guessing...

 

I'm sure the play in the tie rod ends, and ball joints screwed up the aglinment. You can't replace parts in the front end without doing a 4 wheel aglinment. THis is why the lifetime aglintment over at Firestone for like $150 is a Great deal! You can have it done anytime you want for free! The shocks didn't do anything.

 

Short version

Go get it done...

 

get it aligned, and no need to post more than one thread

 

Any replaced tie rods,upper and lower ball joints setup should ALWAYS be followed up with an alignment. Until so, you are not done and risk damage to the $800 new parts and labor you just installed.

IndyDurango

 

Sorry about the doublepost, I couldn't find my post, so thought somethin had happened to it, idk. Anyway, I'm afraid to drive it to the alignment shop, its THAT off,

 

well it needs to get to an alignment shop and get aligned if you dont want to drive it find someone you know who doesnt mind and ask them to drive it down there for you

 

I messed adjusted the tie rods and then got it to the shop, and then they told me that they can't do the alignment until I replaced the passenger side hub bearing, so got the timken bearing from autozone and installed it, gona drive it back up to the shop tomorrow to get the align done

 

Do you still have the old hub or did you press the bearing?