Journal bearings are widely used in industry due to their favourable characteristics such as relatively low cost of manufacturing and maintenance, high load carrying capacity, and useful dynamic characteristics for rotor systems. Journal bearing misalignment, however, may have negative consequences for the general performance of this type of bearing. Misalignment commonly occurs due to errors in manufacturing tolerances, installation errors, wear, shaft deflection, and asymmetrical loading of systems. This paper presents a solution for hydrodynamic problems in journal bearings of finite length based on a 3D misalignment model and linear modification of the bearing profile to reduce the effect of misalignment on the characteristics of the journal bearing. The results showed that linear modification of misaligned journal bearings reduces the maximum pressure and improves the level of film thickness; additionally, the dynamic characteristics of the journal bearing are also improved by such linear profile modification.