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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 03:14 PM
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I recently purchased and installed the Teraflex Lower control Arms on my JK. I have the 3" Teraflex suspension system with a 3/4" spacer up front. After the installation I now have some sort of vibration that I did not have before the add on. I did this in order to properly set my castor and have it set around 6 degrees now as recommended on this site. What should I look into in order to solve this problem. Thanks
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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 10:02 AM
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Anyone.....
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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 10:02 AM
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do you have the vibration all the time or just when you are around 50mph?
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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 10:13 AM
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more than likely, you have too much caster now. try backing it off a bit. so long as you're within the +4° to +6° range, you should be good.
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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 10:17 AM
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You are running big heavy tires on big wheels, when you combine that with a slightly above average lift, that is a good formula for amplifying existing problems.

Did you dynamically check the balance on your tires or happen to rotate them when you installed the lift?
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by mattman8706
do you have the vibration all the time or just when you are around 50mph?
Vibration stands out the most around 50mph. I do have right at 6 on the castor and I do not feel like it's a balance issue. These wheels and tires are almost naturally balanced. They have very little weight on them, but I do check the balance regularly.
To back the castor back to 4-5 will I just need to shorted the control arms?
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 04:06 PM
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Yes since your signature indicates you have the TF lower CAs.
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