I was hoping for some info from those in the know. I've been running an AEV 2.5'' Dualsport lift, with 1.5'' wheel spacers, and 35'' rubber. What options do I have as far as smoothing out the ride on the road? (Not talking about death wobble, just general bump, and shimmy type stuff) I was considering a new front track bar, the lift only replaced the stock rear bar, and from what I've read steering stabilizers are more of a myth than anything.

Any thoughts or info is greatly appreciated. Cheers.

 

Tires are going to be the thing to look at. Load rating, tread, psi, balance. You can replace links in the steering but don't expect much.

 

I agree with Dirtman, but note that you mention bump/shimmy in your OP. Just changing out linkage to something different isn’t going to make a difference….unless you happen to have a bad joint in there. If you’re getting shimmy or bumpsteer, have you given the system a thorough inspection (Planman vids), or are you just saying you have a rough ride in general?

There's definitely a difference between a rough ride based on the tires/psi you choose to run, and feeling like there is a problem when you hit a bump or pothole. Can you clarify?

 

I really feel like it's just a rough ride. If I hit a bump/pothole, i get bounced a bit, as long as my hand is on the wheel it's just a matter of compensating, but I don't feel any severe pull on the wheel, or drastic shift in weight. It sounds like a thorough inspection is what I should be doing regardless. I'll start there, and then focus on the tires. Thanks for the tips, greatly appreciated.

 

When i was messing around with my PSI on my new tires, just changing from 30psi to 25psi made a pretty noticeable difference on how smooth the ride was. Depending on how many miles is on your jeep.. maybe check ball joints to see that they arent worn out. I run pretty much stock everything on my jeep.. very low miles though, 20k... and JKUR take offs. I have a very smooth ride on 37s.. so i guess what im getting at is check that your joints/steering linkage arent worn out, alignment is good, caster is reasonable. That's probably all you can do, but it is a jeep.. so don't expect to much when you are lifted with bigger tires. Good luck man

Thought of another thing you might take a look at, the stock front an rear drive shafts, they have rubber boots on them.. at then ends... you cant miss them. These boots go bad a lot of times with lifted and higher mileage jeeps, if your boot is cracked/broken/wore out you my have a drive shaft issue which could probably cause some vibes. Look at that also. Just throwing some ideas out there

 

One other thing I might add is that AEV 2.5" lift doesn't come with caster correction. You very well are running caster that is a bit low unless you addressed that with some geo brackets that were NOT included. Caster will make a huge difference in the driving experience. Personally, I would start with verifying your caster and correcting if necessary, and if you still feel some odd things, inspect your component joints. Caster from the factory is 4.2*. If you have not corrected for the lift, I'd suspect you are down in the 3.x*'s range.

 

Thanks again for the great info!. Haven't added any brackets no, just what came with the lift, I'll look into that for sure.