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2012 jku 4" full flex teraflex kit

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Old Nov 26, 2011 | 08:42 AM
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I had my jeep raised and now it pulls to the left and has a little bump steer. I also installed a steering stablizer and bill stein shocks and front and rear adjustable track bars. I love the way it looks but hate the pulling. I thought raising it doesn't change the toe in or out but maybe the caster camber is off. the tires are 35 12.50 17 nitto trail grapplers.
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Old Nov 26, 2011 | 10:52 AM
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Sorry to hear about your issue.. I am curious to hear updates as your work this issue out as I am interested in this kit. Can you Post up some before and after pictures please
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Old Nov 26, 2011 | 11:19 AM
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My Nittos pull left.
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Old Nov 26, 2011 | 11:25 AM
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Take a picture of the front suspension/steering components and post it up here so we can see. There's a chance that your track bar and draglink are at different angles. This is the primary cause of bumpsteer
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Old Nov 26, 2011 | 11:26 AM
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For the bumpsteer, you really need a draglink fip kit for that amount of lift to correct your steering geometry.
As for the pull, is your front trackbar centered and are your control arms adjusted evenly? If they are even, sometimes you can extend the lower front ca on the side it's pulling to to take some of it out.
Personally, I'd ut it on an alignment machine and see what your specs are and adjust accordingly.
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Old Nov 26, 2011 | 01:00 PM
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I have a 2012 JKU with a 2.5 inch RK I paid to have installed (anybody can do it, I ran out of
time). I am also running 35 in Nitto Trail Grapplers , but I have a kit with LCAs. I paid a mom and pop alignment shop about $100 for 1-1.5 hrs on the rack. I ended up with 4.5 deg caster.
The kid doing my alignment said he put a .5 deg difference in caster to correct pulling on
crowned roads. My Jeep rides great and does not pull. It rides as good as stock....maybe
better. Check your bolts ( tighter=better), then alignment, then tire pressures.
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Old Nov 27, 2011 | 10:24 AM
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Thanks for the help guys as I am new to all this. I love the Jeep and the looks but hope I ca get t
his worked out. I had the lift installed at 4wheel west I will call them and ask how they aligned it. I will also take some pics and post them. Thanks to all
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Old Nov 28, 2011 | 10:20 AM
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If you have a pressurized gas steering stabilizer, it could cause your steering to pull or push to one side. Try removing it and see if the problem goes away. It is for that reason that I use a hydraulic stabilizer. Hydraulic is not as fancy as the gas stabilizer, but there is no pulling/pushing and it still accomplishes the same task.
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Old Nov 28, 2011 | 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by jhnorco
I had my jeep raised and now it pulls to the left and has a little bump steer. I also installed a steering stablizer and bill stein shocks and front and rear adjustable track bars. I love the way it looks but hate the pulling. I thought raising it doesn't change the toe in or out but maybe the caster camber is off. the tires are 35 12.50 17 nitto trail grapplers.
Do you know what your caster is set at? To help with that bumpsteer I would install a #1600440 flip drag link kit.
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