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Death Wobble AGAIN!!!

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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 03:55 PM
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I had this same issue...it took me almost 6 months to find it. I have a 4inch superlift with 35's. and had a rancho steering stabilizer on it. Long story short the jeep dealer underwarranty replace 2 bushings that went bad that I had no idea on one of the steering ends, my 4x4 shop found the front stabizer shock to be bad, and my aftermarket adjustable front track bar the hyme(spelling sorry) joint and the ball joint were bad as well. Once I had all those parts replaced, the wobble went away. It didn't seem like those parts were bad once they replace all and I tried Bilsteins Steering shock it was gone.
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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 05:17 PM
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2.5 lift should require no caster correction. At one point in time my lift gave me 4 inches of lift up front and still had stock arms. It has since sagged. I had Dw but it was tracbar problem.
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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 05:25 PM
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can you take a picture of the passenger side of the track bar ? from the view I see the track bar end joint is upside down ( the bent part of the joint should be aimed downward and yours looks to be going upwards ) but I need a better view. Also .......do you have a drop pitman arm by chance ?
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Old Jul 29, 2011 | 03:53 AM
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Originally Posted by PainKiller
can you take a picture of the passenger side of the track bar ? from the view I see the track bar end joint is upside down ( the bent part of the joint should be aimed downward and yours looks to be going upwards ) but I need a better view. Also .......do you have a drop pitman arm by chance ?
I will do this when I get home. We do not have adjustable arms on the jeep. I just spoke to a guy this morning also with a JK and he said the same about the canter adjustment but should've this been done when it was alligned Thanks for the good eye let's hope you are right.
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Old Jul 29, 2011 | 04:03 AM
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Originally Posted by kashlak
I will do this when I get home. We do not have adjustable arms on the jeep. I just spoke to a guy this morning also with a JK and he said the same about the canter adjustment but should've this been done when it was alligned Thanks for the good eye let's hope you are right.
the only way caster can be adjusted is if u have cam bolts(not recommended), or adjustable arms. so if have neither than no they have no way to adjust caster.
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Old Jul 29, 2011 | 04:05 AM
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Originally Posted by rinkishJK
the only way caster can be adjusted is if u have cam bolts(not recommended), or adjustable arms. so if have neither than no they have no way to adjust caster.
Not adjusting caster is much better than using cam bolts. Dont use cam bolts. pain in the ass to fix when after u realize u shouldnt have used them. Involves welding. I find my jeep drives fine with 4 inches of lift up front and stock arms so if u have to wait a little bit for adj arms not the end of the world. Adj arms are on the list to get done but havent gotten to it yet.
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Old Jul 29, 2011 | 04:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Olean NY Jeeper
Not adjusting caster is much better than using cam bolts. Dont use cam bolts. pain in the ass to fix when after u realize u shouldnt have used them. Involves welding.
yes i should have made it more clear i guess..
DO NOT EVER USE CAM BOLTS! THEY ARE GARBAGE AND COST MORE TO FIX, THAN THERE WORTH.
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Old Jul 29, 2011 | 04:23 AM
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So lets hope Painkiller is right about the pic. Does anybody else see this too?
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Old Jul 29, 2011 | 04:46 AM
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Originally Posted by kashlak
So lets hope Painkiller is right about the pic. Does anybody else see this too?
He may be right. Did you replace the front sway bar links because I feel that the sway bar is not close to parallel and too low. Just an observation.
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Old Jul 29, 2011 | 05:02 AM
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Originally Posted by jeep2007
He may be right. Did you replace the front sway bar links because I feel that the sway bar is not close to parallel and too low. Just an observation.
So if I get a better pic of the passenger side this should tell us something? Did I mention how much I love this forum My husband has been over and over this so its great to have new eyes look at the issue. Thanks again all for your help It is very much appreciated.
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