will this fix my steering problems?
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will this fix my steering problems?
Hi All
i have a 4 door rubicon with stock wheels and a Old man emu HD lift kit installed. My jeep pulls to the left(right hand drive) Its been suggested to do the following: fit front adjustable track bar and rear relocation bracket for track bar.
Will this fix the problem and make the jeep more stable on the road?
i have a 4 door rubicon with stock wheels and a Old man emu HD lift kit installed. My jeep pulls to the left(right hand drive) Its been suggested to do the following: fit front adjustable track bar and rear relocation bracket for track bar.
Will this fix the problem and make the jeep more stable on the road?
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I believe so, never done it but heard if your tires are off side to side because of the missing fix on the tracbars, which sounds like your front and rear are shorter than needed so your front tires will be to the left of your rear and stopping it will pull under braking.
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Does this sound ok? Its a response i got regarding more caster. I want to add this to the above mentioned
"You get two different types of cam adjusters. The one uses a concentric circle to adjust caster which could slip. The ones I use are caster plates which are square and fit into factory supplied grooves on the control arm brackets. These will not budge at all"
"You get two different types of cam adjusters. The one uses a concentric circle to adjust caster which could slip. The ones I use are caster plates which are square and fit into factory supplied grooves on the control arm brackets. These will not budge at all"
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Does this sound ok?
"You get two different types of cam adjusters. The one uses a concentric circle to adjust caster which could slip. The ones I use are caster plates which are square and fit into factory supplied grooves on the control arm brackets. These will not budge at all"
"You get two different types of cam adjusters. The one uses a concentric circle to adjust caster which could slip. The ones I use are caster plates which are square and fit into factory supplied grooves on the control arm brackets. These will not budge at all"
Here is the section on Caster from the FAQ's:
Q: What is Caster? How much do I need?
A: Caster is the angle upon which your front axle sits at in order to help keep your Jeep driving straight. Positive caster, which is what you want, will cause your axle to sit in a way that your pinion shaft will be dipping ever so slightly towards the ground. Too little or even negative caster angle can cause your Jeep to wander and feel 'flighty' or 'darty' as I've heard some people call it. From the factory, your JK will have +4.2° of caster and if you lift it and install larger tires, you will need to increase this amount to help compensate for the modifications. At 3"-4" of lift, I have found that +6°~8° of caster will do wonders to help improve the handling of your Jeep JK Wrangler.
A: Caster is the angle upon which your front axle sits at in order to help keep your Jeep driving straight. Positive caster, which is what you want, will cause your axle to sit in a way that your pinion shaft will be dipping ever so slightly towards the ground. Too little or even negative caster angle can cause your Jeep to wander and feel 'flighty' or 'darty' as I've heard some people call it. From the factory, your JK will have +4.2° of caster and if you lift it and install larger tires, you will need to increase this amount to help compensate for the modifications. At 3"-4" of lift, I have found that +6°~8° of caster will do wonders to help improve the handling of your Jeep JK Wrangler.
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I am hoping it will fix it. i did do alignment. When i turn it feels like the jeep "jumps" (not the right word)
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I dont have the bracket. I only did the lift. I will fit the front adjustable track bar and rear relocation bracket.
