I have an 05 Rubicon and I just had to replace a couple of tie rod ends. It seems they only last about 4000 miles. Now the toe-out is out of adjustment. I tried to leave them the same but didn't work.

My question is without a toe-out gauge, how do you get it adjusted properly? The manual says it should be "1-3/16 +- 9/16, which seems like a lot to me. Can I just measure the difference between the front and back?

I have tried searching this forum on this topic but no results came up. I am sure this is not the only topic on this. Is the search tool working right?

 

when i did mine i just mesured from each wheel on front inside than on back of wheel
untell i had the right spec

 

Your supposed to do all the measuring with the front up off the ground. I don't understand why, so if someone can explain that please jump in. Also, you need to make sure you start out with both tie rod's at the same length.

 

"The manual says it should be "1-3/16 +- 9/16, which seems like a lot to me."
Frikken weird!
Usually a tire is scribed to provide a true line to go from. You can use the inside of the tire like mentioned.
With the machine on the ground, measure from the rear inside from wheel to wheel at spindle height. Then measure the front at the same place.
Set the "toe-in" at 1/8".
Bounce the machine up and down and measure again.