Need some help with pr44?
01-01-2012, 06:20 AM
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A bad alignment will cause this, you said that you had to correct the steering wheel did you check your toe setting. Also as Dynatrac said did you get one of the housings with added caster? If so with the AEV drop brackets your caster would be way off. The axle is already corrected for caster the same thing the AEV brackets are doing. Since you have stock control arms, and possibly an axle with added caster then you might need to take off the correction brackets.
01-01-2012, 06:34 AM
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But wouldn't the additional caster cause it to snap back to center 'more'? From what the op is describing, that doesn't sound like the case? My buddy had the unlimited pr44 with the aev drop brackets and the caster was indeed around 8. Didn't really cause a problem (...yet), except for returning to center harder than stock. I think the op also said he has a rock krawler lift anyway. My guess would be toe out?
01-01-2012, 07:35 AM
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No I don't have a lift at all my jeep is completely stock with a pr44 unlimited bolted up. I'm carrying it to the gear shop in a couple of days then I'm going to install my 3.5in x factor lift along with my 37s and then I'm taking it to a alignment shop hopefully after that all will be good 
01-01-2012, 07:55 AM
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Did you get the Dynatrac prosteer ball joints with the pr 44? If so that is likely your problem. I had the same issue after installing my pr 44. They are very tight when new. It took about 500 to 750 miles to break in, now the steering is great. I hope this helps.
01-15-2012, 10:45 AM
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01-15-2012, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 69mach1
I would rethink that... When you install a cardan style front drive shaft you need to adjust the pinion angle for 0° which puts castor at ~ 1.5°, but with 8° you'll end up around 4° to 6° of castor which is just right to keep everybody happy and you going down the road without feeling "twitchy"
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