Pulls to the right

[metalmoto]

I bought my 02' KJ a few weeks ago. It has 147,000 on it. It pulled to the right from the beginning. My first repair was replacing the warped rotors and brakes. I could not get two of the lug nuts off the front right wheel. I broke 3 sockets, and would up rounding the nuts so bad, I had to cut the studs off:wtf2: Anyway, after replacing the studs, and all 20 of those "cheap" lug nuts with quality solid metal nuts. Replaced the brakes and rotors, and the brakes were working great. Next was replacing the dry-rotted tires, and getting it aligned.
Drives and feels much better now, but still pulls to the right. It's better, doesn't pull as hard as before. But it's still annoying:icon_frown: Then while driving in a very heavy rain storm, with partially flooded roads. I decided to put her in 4WD to see if it made any difference. :hmm: The Jeep no longer pulled to the right!
OK, what is going on here? Perhaps worn steering or suspension problems?
Does anyone have any ideas? What could be wrong? This is my first Jeep, I love it, Please Help! Thanks in advance...

 

[megatone]

The steering box has valves inside of it. If it still pulls to one side after alignment......and all other factors are correct ie: tire pressure, same tire tread pattern, good ball joints, good suspension components.....if all else is good, I would be looking towards a bad steering box.

 

[M38 Bob]

Didn't get it aligned with new tires? If not, that'd be the first step. When having it aligned, be sure to discuss the problem you wish to fix. As a tire/wheelalignment shop owner, if you know in advance, you can often jack around with allowable specifications to fix a known issue.

Bob