Steering Wheel shaking When Bumping On the Right side! Help!
JK Super Freak
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From: Aurora, Colorado, United States
I have this same problem. I run a TF leveling kit in the front about 1.5-2" of lift and 2.5 Spacer in the rear. 35" spare and tools weights the back down so it only has about 2" of lift or less. I had it aligned and the tires rotated/balanced and it fixed the problem.
The problem has come back and i had the tires rebalanced thinking it was a tire. The problem still persists and it wants to pull right when it does.
The problem has come back and i had the tires rebalanced thinking it was a tire. The problem still persists and it wants to pull right when it does.
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I have this same problem. I run a TF leveling kit in the front about 1.5-2" of lift and 2.5 Spacer in the rear. 35" spare and tools weights the back down so it only has about 2" of lift or less. I had it aligned and the tires rotated/balanced and it fixed the problem.
The problem has come back and i had the tires rebalanced thinking it was a tire. The problem still persists and it wants to pull right when it does.
The problem has come back and i had the tires rebalanced thinking it was a tire. The problem still persists and it wants to pull right when it does.
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JK Enthusiast
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From: Ocean River
Bracket in the rear only ? No bracket relo of any type up front ? Adj trackbar, stock pitman= good
Adj TB, drop pitman, no relocate bracket= bad
Adding a drop pitman without a trackbar bracket, adj TB or not, will put your draglink and TB outta parallel, causing bumpsteer.
Adj TB, drop pitman, no relocate bracket= bad
Adding a drop pitman without a trackbar bracket, adj TB or not, will put your draglink and TB outta parallel, causing bumpsteer.
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JK Enthusiast
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From: Ocean River
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x2. Your track bar and drag link needs to be parallel (equal mounting points) if the drag link is at a lower mounting point via longer pitman arm, and the track bar is at the stock mounting locations (no axle bracket or frame bracket) then your geometry is NOT parallel which contributes to bumpsteer. Ask me how I know. To correct this, you will need to either add an axle side TB bracket raising the TB up higher or you'll need a drop bracket on the frame side mount of the TB to get the steering right.
Yes, post pics so we know for sure what your setup is.
To correct this, you will need to either add an axle side TB bracket raising the TB up higher or you'll need a drop bracket on the frame side mount of the TB to get the steering right.Yes, post pics so we know for sure what your setup is.
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JK Enthusiast
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From: Ocean River
I have this same problem. I run a TF leveling kit in the front about 1.5-2" of lift and 2.5 Spacer in the rear. 35" spare and tools weights the back down so it only has about 2" of lift or less. I had it aligned and the tires rotated/balanced and it fixed the problem.
The problem has come back and i had the tires rebalanced thinking it was a tire. The problem still persists and it wants to pull right when it does.
The problem has come back and i had the tires rebalanced thinking it was a tire. The problem still persists and it wants to pull right when it does.
JK Super Freak
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From: Stamford, CT
An after market drag link could help since we all know that the stock components are weaker all around. They're fine for the stock tire size but not for the larger tires we run. Also, IMO, I would rather run a drag link flip kit than a longer pitman arm. This adds additional stress to the "steering shaft" thingy that the pitman arm attaches to.
JK Super Freak
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I have this issue as well with a slight pull to the right. I'm living with it for now until it gets warm enough and I can adjust my control arm. So, do you lengthen or shorten the arm to reduce the pulling and by how much? And is it the pass side that needs adjusting? Thanks in advance.
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JK Enthusiast
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From: Ocean River
An after market drag link could help since we all know that the stock components are weaker all around. They're fine for the stock tire size but not for the larger tires we run. Also, IMO, I would rather run a drag link flip kit than a longer pitman arm. This adds additional stress to the "steering shaft" thingy that the pitman arm attaches to.
JK Super Freak
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According to your 2nd post, you mention you installed an after market drop pitman arm, correct? And it's probably a longer one than stock effectively dropping the drag link down, I assume. So IMO, even if you replace the stock drag link with an HD one, you still need to change the height of your track bar by either adding a relo bracket on the axle or extended bracket on the TB frame side. This will get your steering setup to be parallel which should address bumpsteer.