problem with cam bolts??
JK Jedi
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: texarkana,tx
So my handling in my jeep is very squirrely. When i go over even the smallest bumps the steering wheel is jerked either to the right or left pretty hard.. 
I was told that putting some cam bolts on would do the trick. But every thread i read about it about how horrible they are. Would i be better off with lower control arms instead? I'm just tired of my jeep handling so poorly. I have a 3.5 inch standard skyjacker lift on 32" tires. I have adj front and rear trackbar relocation bracket as well
Should i replace the front and rear track bar with an adj one to fix this problem? Please help!
I was told that putting some cam bolts on would do the trick. But every thread i read about it about how horrible they are. Would i be better off with lower control arms instead? I'm just tired of my jeep handling so poorly. I have a 3.5 inch standard skyjacker lift on 32" tires. I have adj front and rear trackbar relocation bracket as well
Should i replace the front and rear track bar with an adj one to fix this problem? Please help!
JK Jedi Master
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Hammond Louisiana
Squirrleyness or flighty steering can seriously be helped with front adj lowers.measure your axles and see if they are close to being centered and go from there.if they are then get adj lowers and check your toe in.
JK Freak
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From: Corpus Christi, TX
Is the trackbar and the drag link parrallel to eachother? That needs to happen as well as having the caster set correctly for the lift. Those 2 things together "should" fix your problem. If the 2 bars are parallel, then the front lower control arms should do the trick.
JK Super Freak
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From: Middle of no where
Take some pictures of your setup also. Try to solve you problem first without possibly making more problems.
JK Jedi
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From: Denver, CO
This is very simple to fix...as has been mentioned, you need to check a number of things. You can help the flightyness by adjusting your caster, but it sounds like your real issue here is bump steer. Your front trackbar relocation bracket is probably not enough to get your trackbar to the correct geometry would be my guess. The fact that its not an adjustable trackbar only contribues to things here...
So I would recommend you start with getting a front adjustable trackbar. Get your axle centered, and if you still experience bump steer - you really need to look at your angles for your trackbar and drag link. If those are good then I would move on to your control arms. If they aren't good (parallel) then you need to consider a different drop pitman arm or a flipped drag link kit to lessen the angle of your drag link to get it back to parallel with your track bar.
So I would recommend you start with getting a front adjustable trackbar. Get your axle centered, and if you still experience bump steer - you really need to look at your angles for your trackbar and drag link. If those are good then I would move on to your control arms. If they aren't good (parallel) then you need to consider a different drop pitman arm or a flipped drag link kit to lessen the angle of your drag link to get it back to parallel with your track bar.
JK Jedi Master
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From: Austin <--> Colorado Springs
As a little pro-active advice, browse this thread concerning those trackbar relo brackets.
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...ight=skyjacker
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...ight=skyjacker
JK Junkie
Joined: May 2007
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From: Des Moines, Iowa
I disagree. If there is a drop pitman and a track arm bracket used together then track and drag should both be in parallel. unless you are saying you used an udjustable front trackbar and a bracket only in the rear. If that is the case either ditch the pitman arm or add a bracket in the front and littlejon is right.
JK Jedi Master
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From: Hammond Louisiana
And this is why I suggested measuring your axles to see if they were centered. Relocatio brackets often do dot exactly center your axle, that can only be done with adj track bars as mentioned already. Hey you may be lucky and they're centered. key is, find out where your prob lies before just spending money on parts that you may not need.
JK-Forum Founder
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From: Laguna Niguel, CA
EDIT, i see that you do have one on. is there a chance that you can take a pic of your front end so that i can see what it looks like?
Last edited by wayoflife; Aug 1, 2009 at 11:29 AM.