The ride on the Jeep is now softer. Not much. It seems to have a little more sway/body roll. I got the hydraulic shocks. Nitro shocks might help in that area. I f I can get rid of the bumps steer I will be happy. Another plus was the price was right. It looks good, I will post pictures tomorrow.

The only concern I have is the kit came with the relocation bracket. If it was not needed then why is it with the kit. I did notice when I was installing the lift the trac bar would not line up with the hole on the relocation bracket. I would say it was off a little maybe 1/8" give or take. I had to pry through the bolt hole moving the bar towards the passenger side to get the bolt through. I have no idea if that would matter. I will call Full Traction and get to the bottom of this.

 

I just take it off, try it out, then call them and let them know what is up. Good luck tho man

 

More body roll is to be expected with hydro shocks. Nitros would firm things up nicely.

It was included to help you recenter your axle after doing a lift. The only problem I can see happening here is that the new relocated position is changing the geometry of your track bar in relationship to your drag link enough to cause bump steer.

This is totally normal as your axle will have shifted over a bit after installing the lift. The whole point of installing the track bar relocation bracket is to help recenter your axle under your Jeep. Another way you could have gotten things to line up better is by having someone turn your steering wheel in the needed direction with the engine off.

 

Agreed. I'd take it off just to see what happens. I'd be willing to bet that this will fix your bumpsteer.

 

I'm getting bumpsteer too. I have the same kit as you do (FT). I DID install the trac bar relocation bracket. I also had to modify the bracket because the holes didn't quite match up to the ones on the factory bracket. I haven't thought about removing it to see if it helped though. Believe it or not, it was sort of a pain to put on. I thouhgt that would be the easiest part of the install. I guess having to drill out the hole(s) just added to the frusatration.

 

I guess I have been very lucky.

I have had no problems with my JK and the ride and steering are great with this lift.

Knock on a Jeeps hood.....

 

I installed the Full Traction 2" BB over the weekend. (I'll get the pics up later today) I opted for the M Force shocks. I had the same exact problem with handling after the lift. I removed the track bar relocation bracket and it solved the problem. It now drives just as it did before the lift.

 

Guys, one thing to remember when doing a lift on solid/straight axle vehicles: If you disconnect the trackbar, the body will shift and therefore the axle will seem like it is off. When you go to install the new trackbar and/or bracket, you have to move the body to get it to align. Unless the holes are the wrong diameter, drilling to make it fit will cause more problems. The pivot points on both ends of a trackbar are very important. You don't want any slop.

 

Exactly!! DO NOT drill out anything to make your track bar work. Getting your track bar back on after installing a lift SHOULD be difficult and once on, should be tightened to the appropriate torque specs. A loose track bar is one of the biggest causes of death wobble and drilling out a hole to make things work will only make it easier for this to occur.

 

My bolt holes did not line up either. It is not the main bolt. The bracket has two smaller bolts that attach the bracket to the axle. One bolt would line up and the other was off approx. 1/8". I found out the bracket would not seat properly on the axle. I trimmed the bottom edge of the bracket which allowed the bracket to fully seat. I was then able to get both smaller bolts attached. It will definitally not work unless the bracket was modified. PIA.