Driveability Survey For Modified JK's
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I have 35's and it wanders like crazy. Everything is tight and new, but im headed to local alighnment shop next week trying to figure it out. I know its a jacked up jeep but dang it grabs the grooves in road. I have a 3 inch skyjacker basic lift.
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If you didn't accomodate your caster accordingly for your lift/tires then you will have flighty, wandering steering.
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However, due to bushing wear issues (and they're back ordered), I am replacing my entire suspension with another manufacturer equivalent long arm kit (plus new balljoints, F\R trackbars, Fox 2.5 shocks and bump stops), I am only keeping the 4.5" coils, extended brake lines and sway bar links. This rebuild is in process, I hope to be completed by next weekend.
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I have a Rough Country 3.25 lift, which is their 2.5 coil lift with 3/4 inch spacers. I stacked an additional 1/2 inch spacer to compensate for winch and bumper. I have 305-70-17s Goodyear MTRs with Kevlar load range D. I have adjustable track bar in the front and relocation bracket in the rear.
My Jeep drives like shit. good thing it rocks off road, which is the reason I bought it. the worst thing about my jeep is the rough ride that the tire and shock combo give me. I feel like my teeth are going to fall out when I hit a bump. I have only 26 psi in tires and it is still horrible. I think it is the RC shocks. It gets worse in the cold. It has been so cold in WNY this year that I am getting flat spotting with radials, it is crazy.
The flightly steering doesnt bother me. Just got to hang on with two hands and pay attention. I eventully will get a better lift with Bilstein or teraflex shocks but I got more important updgrades to do first.
My Jeep drives like shit. good thing it rocks off road, which is the reason I bought it. the worst thing about my jeep is the rough ride that the tire and shock combo give me. I feel like my teeth are going to fall out when I hit a bump. I have only 26 psi in tires and it is still horrible. I think it is the RC shocks. It gets worse in the cold. It has been so cold in WNY this year that I am getting flat spotting with radials, it is crazy.
The flightly steering doesnt bother me. Just got to hang on with two hands and pay attention. I eventully will get a better lift with Bilstein or teraflex shocks but I got more important updgrades to do first.
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I have a 2" TF BB lift and 285/70/17 BFG KM2 mud T/A's. The alignment was checked after the install and was within specs. It may ride a bit rougher but handles nice and does not seem to wonder. I think the 2" lift is the breaking point, if you go more than that you are more apt to have geometry issues....just my thought.