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Feel of progressive springs in front

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Old Dec 9, 2013 | 09:14 PM
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Default Feel of progressive springs in front

I have the RK Max Travel kit on my 08 Rubi, and I *love* it, except for one thing, and I am wondering if it is related to the progressive rate coils in the front? When at highway speeds on a windy highway road, it feels very loose at first when entering a curve - so much so that my instinct is to let off the gas and slow down. If I keep at it, after the initial sloppy feel, it settles some, and feels more comfortable, but overall, the experience is less than ideal. I am new to the jeep (and jeeps in general), so am not sure if this is just "a jeep thing", or related to the lift, or maybe the progressive coils.

Anyone have any experiences with these?


Thanks!

-randy
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Old Dec 10, 2013 | 01:27 AM
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No, something else is wrong. How much lift do you get out of those coils ?
Caster and toe specs ?
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Old Dec 10, 2013 | 04:02 AM
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is your sway bar connected?
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Old Dec 10, 2013 | 09:01 PM
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it ended up being about 5" in the front - the toe is in range, and the caster is 5.4. I did have the sway bar connected on the freeway. Any ideas?
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Old Dec 10, 2013 | 09:17 PM
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Maybe castor needs to be around 5.

Also, maybe check all bolts to control arms and make sure your front and rear sway bars are level and not too high

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