death wobble..
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JK Freak
Joined: Oct 2012
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From: Gp
What were the steps involved?
You ran 4" and everything was fine.
Added 2.5" spacers, everything fine at 6.5".
Added drop pitman/bracket and all of a sudden you got bumpsteer?
Or did the spacers and the drop/bracket all get added at the same time?
There was a post from someone just last week with a similar problem. One comment was that it was caused specifically by the drop pitman/bracket, because they have the components operating in different planes? (I don't get the part about the different planes, but I do get that a draglink flip is the better route to go instead of a drop pitman)
I installed coils and new shocks ( already had my spacers in prior )
Then the next day i installed the pitman arm drop bracket
JK Super Freak
Joined: Feb 2012
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From: Parker, Colorado
You can't run a drop pitman arm and an axle side track bar bracket. Guaranteed bump steer. Drop pitman arms are bad for your JK's health. Go back to the stock pitman arm and get a flipped drag link.
JK Junkie
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From: Tempe AZ
do us a favor and take a picture of your front end. If you have a dropped pitman and a raised axle bracket, you draglink with mount lower than the TB on the frame side, and above the TB on the axle side. The links are on completely different planes, and could possibly be crossing over.
This should give you an idea of what im talking about. Trackbar is yellow, draglink is red, and green is where the draglink should be .
This should give you an idea of what im talking about. Trackbar is yellow, draglink is red, and green is where the draglink should be .
JK Enthusiast
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caster is probably playing its part, but if I were you I would take off the axle side track bar bracket and the spacers, I bet it will be 100% better. Personally I would also ditch the drop pitman and go high steer or leave the stock pitman arm.
I have just under 4" of lift on my 4 door, stock pitman arm no high steer and mine tracks straight and steering is fine, no issues at all - you don't NEED high steer. I also do not have any aftermarket track bar brackets to alter anything else. I do have a DL flip that's been sitting in my garage for 4 months now, if that tells you anything about my steering.
I have just under 4" of lift on my 4 door, stock pitman arm no high steer and mine tracks straight and steering is fine, no issues at all - you don't NEED high steer. I also do not have any aftermarket track bar brackets to alter anything else. I do have a DL flip that's been sitting in my garage for 4 months now, if that tells you anything about my steering.
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JK Freak
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From: Gp
Okay i bought an evo from a guy. He has adj arms too and im going to buy those as well
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JK Freak
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From: Gp
caster is probably playing its part, but if I were you I would take off the axle side track bar bracket and the spacers, I bet it will be 100% better. Personally I would also ditch the drop pitman and go high steer or leave the stock pitman arm.
I have just under 4" of lift on my 4 door, stock pitman arm no high steer and mine tracks straight and steering is fine, no issues at all - you don't NEED high steer. I also do not have any aftermarket track bar brackets to alter anything else. I do have a DL flip that's been sitting in my garage for 4 months now, if that tells you anything about my steering.
I have just under 4" of lift on my 4 door, stock pitman arm no high steer and mine tracks straight and steering is fine, no issues at all - you don't NEED high steer. I also do not have any aftermarket track bar brackets to alter anything else. I do have a DL flip that's been sitting in my garage for 4 months now, if that tells you anything about my steering.