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Old 05-25-2012, 03:15 PM
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I just installed a 2.5 coil lift and im experiencing flighty steering and some death wobble. How do I fix it?
Old 05-25-2012, 03:56 PM
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Longer lower control arms. Either adjustable or fixed length designed for your lift amount will work. I had the same problem and ordered a set of "j-spec fixed length" front lowers from northridge4x4 and it's great now.
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Caster!! The caster must be raised with the lift! I added adjustable lowers and it took the problem away. I didn’t have death wobble but bump steer and wondering. It took care of it and back to a stock feeling. I had a four inch lift put in, it raised the front 5.5 inches. I had horrible bump steer and it was very flighty. I put the caster up to 6.0 degrees and that took care of the problem but then I realized my pinion was pointing down so I ordered a Pro Rock 44 unlimited and that took care of the pinion angle!!
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Thanks for the info. Im going to my buddy house to fix it sunday
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Have you taken it off road yet? Could've broken the steering stabilizer. If not, relocate it before you break it (unlike what I did)...
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Here is a link to a good place to start to look at your issues after your lift.

Project-JK.com - Jeep JK Wrangler Resource » Basic Do-it-Yourself Jeep JK Wrangler Front End Alignment

Hope this helps you out. Good luck in your fix.

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