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Bumpsteer Issue

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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 12:28 PM
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Another thing to add. I do have wheel spacers on there if that means anything.
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 01:57 PM
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Did you use loctight on the threads? if they come loose you will get wobbling
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 02:08 PM
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I did not put locktite on them but I torqued them down to 100 ft-lbs and checked them yesterday and they were still at 100 ft-lbs.
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by adubz33
I did not put locktite on them but I torqued them down to 100 ft-lbs and checked them yesterday and they were still at 100 ft-lbs.
you checked the inside nuts? not the rim side
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by jchappies
you checked the inside nuts? not the rim side
I checked the inside as well as the tire lug nuts.
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 02:43 PM
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did you remove the retainer clip so you have a flat surface when you mounted the spacer?
you should put loctite on the inner threads
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by jchappies
did you remove the retainer clip so you have a flat surface when you mounted the spacer?
you should put loctite on the inner threads
Retainer clip? Please explain.
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 03:10 PM
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when you pull the tire off, the factory puts 2 retainer clips on the studs to hold the disk brake on for assembly, you should have removed those to make a flat surface for the wheel spacer against the brake.
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 03:38 PM
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Ugh. Makes sense. I will remove them tomorrow and see if that fixes my problem. I will also add loctite.
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Old Jan 23, 2016 | 04:49 PM
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[UPDATE]
Okay, so I have checked the alignment (within specs), removed the clips between the spacers and my Jeep is still acting up. What I described as bumpsteer is starting to sound more like body roll. The ride feels EXTREMELY stiff like I have leaf springs or my shock absorbers are locked up. I checked my front and rear sway bar links to see if they're under lots of tension but that doesn't seem to be the problem. I'm wondering if it's my stock shocks that are overextended. I will unbolt a couple tomorrow and let them extend to see if they will even extend much, if at all. I'm hoping that's all it is.
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