Need recommendations for poor handling
05-03-2019, 05:54 PM
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Those Synergy BJs will take a little time to break in. I suspect your steering is just a bit tight. Give it 500-1000 miles and it should feel better. Very common with those BJs. I'm on the other side of the metroplex, out in the Aledo area, if you ever need some semi-local help. Welcome to the forum 
btw, what shop did you go to?
btw, what shop did you go to?
Ok, I went to four wheel parts.
05-03-2019, 05:55 PM
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What I was thinking is that, if it turns out to not be a break-in issue with the new balljoints, could the shop have changed the Caster or Toe...
05-03-2019, 06:05 PM
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It’s a 2013 rubicon with a 4in rubicon express lift. With 37x13.5 Toyo mt set at 34psi with terriflex front track bar. Bought over a yr ago put 25k miles on since then. Drove straight as an arrow the whole time. Shop said they did a reallgnment.
new parts added were
fusion 4x4 tie rod drag link
synergy balljoints
bushings on terrflex trackbar
measured toe In was 80 3/16 front and 80 7/16 rear
new parts added were
fusion 4x4 tie rod drag link
synergy balljoints
bushings on terrflex trackbar
measured toe In was 80 3/16 front and 80 7/16 rear
05-03-2019, 06:09 PM
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It might not be a bad idea to fill in any additional information you can think of. Like whether you are lifted? And if so, which other components are installed? Did the shop do an alignment? If so, post the specs.
What I was thinking is that, if it turns out to not be a break-in issue with the new balljoints, could the shop have changed the Caster or Toe...
What I was thinking is that, if it turns out to not be a break-in issue with the new balljoints, could the shop have changed the Caster or Toe...
05-03-2019, 07:12 PM
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If you have an angle finder (even a phone app will work), you can get a ballpark from the C's, Pinion flange, or the flat spot on housing. Opinions vary on which spot is better to use. But any way you look at it, an alignment machine will be more accurate. So, IF 4wp actually performed one, their printout will be good to have.
One thing you will find is that many shops that charge for an alignment for a JK don't actually do anything. From the factory, the Caster and Camber are not adjustable, so unless aftermarket parts are installed, the only things a shop can do is recenter the steering wheel and adjust the Toe. (Toe generally does not change due to the lift, unlike Caster which changes quite a bit)
This is the first video that came up when I googled 'jeep jk how to check caster'
There are several different types of components that can correct the caster. Do you happen to know what is installed? If not, you can just snap a few pictures and post them. (the front control arms, and the brackets at both axle and frame end of the arms)
One thing you will find is that many shops that charge for an alignment for a JK don't actually do anything. From the factory, the Caster and Camber are not adjustable, so unless aftermarket parts are installed, the only things a shop can do is recenter the steering wheel and adjust the Toe. (Toe generally does not change due to the lift, unlike Caster which changes quite a bit)
This is the first video that came up when I googled 'jeep jk how to check caster'
There are several different types of components that can correct the caster. Do you happen to know what is installed? If not, you can just snap a few pictures and post them. (the front control arms, and the brackets at both axle and frame end of the arms)
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