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Old Aug 30, 2011 | 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Dynatrac
I was just concerned because in his original post he said he's adding a lift.
Yes, he did say that.
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Old Aug 30, 2011 | 11:48 AM
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LOL - all I was saying is to bring caster back to stock. Failure to do so will cause flightiness at highway speeds. More would be desirable but, would most likely result in driveline vibrations with an aftermarket u-joint style shaft. If you have a 6-speed, running a factory shaft with 4-6 degs of caster will not be an issue.
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Old Aug 30, 2011 | 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Dynatrac
Agreed, but how will his DS angle look? It will probably be ok now but with the the added lift?
Are you suggesting that my current caster angle (~3.2 degrees), combined with the 2.5" lift, would be better for DS angle?
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Old Aug 30, 2011 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by RedJK2
Are you suggesting that my current caster angle (~3.2 degrees), combined with the 2.5" lift, would be better for DS angle?
It def would, but u will have even less caster with the lift if the arms stay at current length.
So the toss up is to have decent caster with no driveline vibes.
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Old Aug 30, 2011 | 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by RedJK2

Are you suggesting that my current caster angle (~3.2 degrees), combined with the 2.5" lift, would be better for DS angle?
With more lift and bigger tires, more caster is what you want. Unfortunately, too much caster can cause driveline vibrations on aftermarket shaft. Even with 4" of lift and 37" tires, I have not found 4 deg of caster (stock) to be an issue. Anything less and your jeep will feel flighty. But hey, you don't need to take my word for it
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Old Aug 30, 2011 | 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by wayoflife
With more lift and bigger tires, more caster is what you want. Unfortunately, too much caster can cause driveline vibrations on aftermarket shaft. Even with 4" of lift and 37" tires, I have not found 4 deg of caster (stock) to be an issue. Anything less and your jeep will feel flighty. But hey, you don't need to take my word for it
So in other words, get adjustable LCAs? And I am running the stock DS.
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Old Aug 30, 2011 | 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by RedJK2
So in other words, get adjustable LCAs? And I am running the stock DS.
not necessarily. if it were me, i would but, that's just me.
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