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Old Jun 8, 2012 | 01:55 PM
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I thought toe was the only available adjustment on a stock JK front end?
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Old Jun 8, 2012 | 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by BKGM Jeepers
I thought toe was the only available adjustment on a stock JK front end?
Yeh, I don't know if he has adjustable lowers or not? I thought he did, but could be wrong.
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Old Jun 8, 2012 | 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by JKZinger
Yeh, I don't know if he has adjustable lowers or not? I thought he did, but could be wrong.
If he doesn't, and he has a lift (Which he does) then that could explain some things.
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Old Jun 8, 2012 | 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Stuka
If he doesn't, and he has a lift (Which he does) then that could explain some things.
He has the same lift as me and I don't have or need adjustable lowers and mine is perfect. Once you get above 2.5" then you need to start thinking about them. Could have bent axle C's, or almost anything going on down there.
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Old Jun 8, 2012 | 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by JKZinger
He has the same lift as me and I don't have or need adjustable lowers and mine is perfect. Once you get above 2.5" then you need to start thinking about them. Could have bent axle C's, or almost anything going on down there.
Yeah it really depends on the axle. not every one is the same. Arms could also be slightly different from the factory. I have 2.5" (Budget boost, hoping to find some real springs one day) and mine was almost undrivable until I got adjustable lowers. It would break out into crazy death wobble all the time. Especially if there was a crack on the road that was at a slight angle, where one tire would hit it right before the other.
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Old Jun 8, 2012 | 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Stuka
Yeah it really depends on the axle. not every one is the same. Arms could also be slightly different from the factory. I have 2.5" (Budget boost, hoping to find some real springs one day) and mine was almost undrivable until I got adjustable lowers. It would break out into crazy death wobble all the time. Especially if there was a crack on the road that was at a slight angle, where one tire would hit it right before the other.
Did the bb include a front track bar drop bracket ? At about the 2.5" high you start to see the track bar and drag link go out of parallel without a change to one of their angles. That often results in bump steer and / or death wobble.
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by BKGM Jeepers
Did the bb include a front track bar drop bracket ? At about the 2.5" high you start to see the track bar and drag link go out of parallel without a change to one of their angles. That often results in bump steer and / or death wobble.
For the front I have an adjustable track bar. A dropped trac bar bracket should only be used with a drop pitman arm to my knowledge. Looking at mine the angles look good.

For the rear I have the big teraflex axle side bracket. I have had it aligned and the machine said everything was perfect.
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 09:55 AM
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We had this type of problem about 2 yrs ago,did everything related to DW,finally changed tires.Problem solved.Tire type.Super Swampers to BFG.Also re-balance your tires as they wear and have realigned when new tires are installed.And something that every off-roader MUST do after every trip,crawl under your rig and check everything for wear,damage,these will avoid any future problems.So Brock,if you need help with this,let us know.Most of us will work for
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 11:07 AM
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Thanks. I has to be a tire/wheel issue if everything else is good. I dont trust this shop though. I tried to pick it up today and limp it over to a tire shop but theyre closed on saturdays! Gotta wait till monday then.
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by familytime
We had this type of problem about 2 yrs ago,did everything related to DW,finally changed tires.Problem solved.Tire type.Super Swampers to BFG.Also re-balance your tires as they wear and have realigned when new tires are installed.And something that every off-roader MUST do after every trip,crawl under your rig and check everything for wear,damage,these will avoid any future problems.So Brock,if you need help with this,let us know.Most of us will work for




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