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Old Dec 20, 2008 | 03:30 AM
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Alright...I hear you all.

I think I am starting to see. I believe my Jeep has allways had the DW but the SS had it masked. I have allways had a bump steer but chalked it up as just normal lift and bigger tires. Once the shock blew completely that day, my DW showed up and knocked on the door.

I have a new shock and will get it installed and I just about bet you a cookie that it will go back to bump steer.

I m contacting Moab too and try to get an Idea of what they were thinking.

Both axels are off set, = but off set

1deg caster

1/8 toein

and thats about all I know right now.



Im looking at adj. lower control, track bars and TB brackets. That should be a good start, what do you think.

I'll keep it posted...Thanks.

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Old Dec 20, 2008 | 04:25 AM
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For the most part, I hear teraflex would be about the best? A little pricey though...What do you think.
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Old Dec 20, 2008 | 04:41 AM
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I got my teraflex lowers for the frt $250 shipped from Northridge, he also has JKS track bars at a great price.
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Old Dec 20, 2008 | 06:42 AM
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I had the bright idea to go to a tire shop and have alignment checked after a 2.5" Tera Flex coil lift, factory 255s. After tire shop adjusted toe in I go death wobble at 65 mph on highway
I checked toe in and they had it set at about 3/8". I adjusted it 2x to finally get rid of the wobble. Now I am at about 1/16".
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Old Dec 20, 2008 | 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by fftri
I had the bright idea to go to a tire shop and have alignment checked after a 2.5" Tera Flex coil lift, factory 255s. After tire shop adjusted toe in I go death wobble at 65 mph on highway
I checked toe in and they had it set at about 3/8". I adjusted it 2x to finally get rid of the wobble. Now I am at about 1/16".
Dang it man, Did you go rip there a**?

That tells me toein too much will give the Jeep DW...Interesting...Dont understand it but interesting.

Its bad cold out there right now but Im fixing to work on it..
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Old Dec 20, 2008 | 10:45 AM
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I measured my lower control and it is 23 even on both sides. This does not make sense as the teraflex is 23 3/4 min...

I need shorter ones to get my caster to 5-7 deg not 1? Or am I missing something.

Also, have you ever seen a front coil spring bow? My drivers side is bowing forward and passenger is bowing back some, Is this normal for long springs? The spring on the drivers side has tagged my sway bar end a couple times from the paint scratch. Its only 3/4" away from the spring.

If I get longer uppers and longer lowers it will realy push the axel forward more...I dont get it.

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Old Dec 20, 2008 | 11:10 AM
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Both my frt spings bow outboard a little. Your prob may be that your frt axle isn't centered. I don't see that you have a frt adj trackbar. This may be why your sprinds are bending opposite. I have my lowers adjusted center of eye to center of eye at 23 1/4 inches with stock uppers and come out with 6 degrees of caster. Measure your uppers also and see what's going on with them. 1 degree with 23 in lowers doesn't sound right.
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Old Dec 20, 2008 | 11:16 AM
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Your uppers may be too short pulling your pinion down?? Is your pinion level looking or almost pointed down? It should be pointed slightly upward towards the TC?
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Old Dec 20, 2008 | 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by mkjeep
Both my frt spings bow outboard a little. Your prob may be that your frt axle isn't centered. I don't see that you have a frt adj trackbar. This may be why your sprinds are bending opposite. I have my lowers adjusted center of eye to center of eye at 23 1/4 inches with stock uppers and come out with 6 degrees of caster. Measure your uppers also and see what's going on with them. 1 degree with 23 in lowers doesn't sound right.
I never thought of that, it makes perfect sence, my axle is not centered and that could explain the twist....

I went on to northridge web to order the lowers and adj. TB but the dementions arent making sence. My upprs are 18 3/4". Do you recall your stocks?

I only have 1 deg...caster

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Old Dec 20, 2008 | 11:26 AM
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Be right back , I'll check
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