i have a 3.50 skyjacker spring lift with 33" bfg km2 muds
and after quite a few months of driving i am ready to buy adjustable control arms to correct the "flighty-darty" steering issues which arent that bad but just want that normal feeling back of driving straight... my questions are...
1. can only afford 2 in the front which ones, upper or lower?
2. does the jk have to be lifted on jack stands with tires off or on the floor with tires on?
3. is it a simple unbolt the OE control arms and bolt in the new ones?
4. once installed how do i adjust properly or should i have my alignment shop do the tweaking?

any advice would be greatly appreciated...and thanx in advance...

 

Teraflex or Full traction for the Arms.

Lowers to correct the Camber and Top for pinion angle.

They are easy easy easy to put on. you can do it without jacking the jeep up.

Install them at the same length as stock., the people that align your Jeep (its a must) should set your camber at +5-7

hope this helps----Give Dave at northridge4x4 a call he can explain it all to you. Its wierd,,,,,the owner actually answers the phone and talks to his customers!!!! great prices , perfect service and free shipping!

 

I really like my Clayton arms.

IMO the uppers give you more bang for your buck with caster adjustment. The lowers help more to position the axle in the wheel opening. Ideally you would want both. But you should be able to get close enough with just one set.

You can adj them yourself with very good results. Check out WOL's Write-up

And yes you can install them one at a time with the jeep on the ground, just use a floor jack under the back of the pumpkin or under the front to help re-align the bolts.

Definitely give David at northridge a call, he is great to deal with.

 

well thats good news that i can do it myself.
so is it the lowers that will correct that darty , flighty on road driving?
i mean eventually i'll get all control arms replaced front n rear , upper n lower, i just cant take the constant wheel correction when driving..

 

TeraFlex arms are adjustable and greasable which means no squeaky arms!

 

I plan on going with the TF ones for that reason
i seem to have enough rattles all ready

 

ok im looking into the terflex ones, i was gonna go with skyjacker since my suspension lift is skyjacker.

 

Sounds like you are on the right track!

 

I'll put in a plug for Curries. They have the Johnny Joints, are greasable and are as stout as any I've seen. Again, call Dave.

 

I just bought Rusty's lowers, very good quality. Bought lowers so I can move axle back to original wheelbase somewhat. Replacing uppers to me seems to make problem worse as you shorten your wheelbase more to correct caster.