Bump steer??
I'm running 285s new rubicon shocks and 1 3\4 spacer in front. So not much mods. Feels like I have bump steer and on freeway slight wandering. I can let go of the steering wheel and it'll drive straight but just constantly correcting steering in the freeway. And going slow my steering wheel shack back n forth. Not deathwobble. Had the alignment done and tires balanced. Can't remember when it started. Handling has always been bad and got better when I replaced the shocks. Suggestions?
Constantly correcting while highway driving? Like so much so that if you didn't you'd end up in a ditch?
For me that's how it was after my last wheeling trip. Turned out I bent the tie rod. So replaced it and still same issue. Ended up being my toe-in was incorrect. After wife and I adjusted it, no more wandering and constantly having to correct.
As far as bump steer goes, I got nothing.
For me that's how it was after my last wheeling trip. Turned out I bent the tie rod. So replaced it and still same issue. Ended up being my toe-in was incorrect. After wife and I adjusted it, no more wandering and constantly having to correct.
As far as bump steer goes, I got nothing.
Last edited by hneiper; Oct 27, 2012 at 07:47 PM. Reason: meant to say "no more wandering"
1 3/4" in front is enough to throw the castor off a little. It makes the steering flighty and keeps you busier behind the wheel.
It can feel sorta similar if the toe-in is off.
Go to an alignment shop and have them check the alignment. Then you know for sure what you have.
It can feel sorta similar if the toe-in is off.
Go to an alignment shop and have them check the alignment. Then you know for sure what you have.
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The wheel wobble could be worn steering or a loose shock mount.
Hard to know for sure what is going on without driving the Jeep.



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