Steering right and left to go straight
12-16-2009, 01:52 PM
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Allignment?
Did you all check your allignment? If there is too much toe out with the front it will pull to the slope of the road. Not sure but didnt see anyone mention this yet. good luck
12-16-2009, 03:06 PM
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How my steering stabilizer bracket fell is beyond me. I don't understand it. I am gonna lift the front end like 1/2 inch in January. While I got it off I guess I will pull pitman and see if splines are ruined. Thanks guys.
12-17-2009, 03:44 AM
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After recentering the wheel after installing lift, when I pulled out of the driveway and drive straight, the wheel is no longer centered. Strangely, during around town driving, I have noticed that the wheel may need to be turned and held to the right or the left in order to go straight. Literally, I will be driving down a straight street and the wheel will be about 10 degrees to the right. Then, I will make a u-turn to the left and when I drive down the same stretch of straight road I am holding the wheel 10 degrees to the left. This has been going on since the lift was installed.
12-17-2009, 05:40 AM
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I'm going to give a x2 on the track bar bracket. If you have play left and right on the steering wheel at a stop and the wheels don’t seem to move but the cab does, that your problem.
If this only happens at speed, check you alignment and tire psi. If you overinflated larger tires that you may have installed with the lifts, the small contact patch could give you some erratic steering.
If this only happens at speed, check you alignment and tire psi. If you overinflated larger tires that you may have installed with the lifts, the small contact patch could give you some erratic steering.
12-17-2009, 05:54 AM
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I'm going to give a x2 on the track bar bracket. If you have play left and right on the steering wheel at a stop and the wheels don’t seem to move but the cab does, that your problem.
If this only happens at speed, check you alignment and tire psi. If you overinflated larger tires that you may have installed with the lifts, the small contact patch could give you some erratic steering.
If this only happens at speed, check you alignment and tire psi. If you overinflated larger tires that you may have installed with the lifts, the small contact patch could give you some erratic steering.
12-17-2009, 06:03 AM
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My tires are at 40 psi. Is that to high. I torqued trackbar to 140 lbs last week. Still does it. I had a popping noise in it. I just changed out tie rod end cause boot was busted. Guess I will be buying new rod end also. Get them both at same time. It not like I don't have control of vehicle or causing traction control problems.. Just annoying more than anything. I was beginning to think it does this cause the jeep is trying to hold slope of the road. It not nearly as bad as it was when stabilizer was filing down trackbar. I wish I could figure out why that would happen. How your stabilizer falls. I am not real hardcore offroad person.
The issue that I have seen with track bar brackets is, on the axle side type brackets, the additional bolts that hold it on (in addition to the bolt higher up going through the bar itself) may not hold the bracket secure in place on the axle mount. In this case you will have minor play between the axle and the frame as you try to turn the wheel.
12-17-2009, 06:09 AM
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I would lower psi to about 28 on the claws and see what happens. It is a simple thing to rule out and an easy fix if that’s the case.
The issue that I have seen with track bar brackets is, on the axle side type brackets, the additional bolts that hold it on (in addition to the bolt higher up going through the bar itself) may not hold the bracket secure in place on the axle mount. In this case you will have minor play between the axle and the frame as you try to turn the wheel.
The issue that I have seen with track bar brackets is, on the axle side type brackets, the additional bolts that hold it on (in addition to the bolt higher up going through the bar itself) may not hold the bracket secure in place on the axle mount. In this case you will have minor play between the axle and the frame as you try to turn the wheel.
Last edited by Jusaplaya; 12-17-2009 at 06:11 AM.
12-17-2009, 06:14 AM
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I run 28 psi in my Toyo's and still have this problem. I have yet to check the track bar bracket or pitman arm connection to the drag link, but will do this when I get home from work.
12-17-2009, 06:14 AM
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[QUOTE=Jusaplaya;1474488] It not nearly as bad as it was when stabilizer was filing down trackbar. QUOTE]
I made a mistake in this. It is filing down the tie rod when I finally found it. My pitman does move a tiny bit. Like WOL said. I gotta replace that eventually. Up and down movment. Extremely tiny amount though.
I made a mistake in this. It is filing down the tie rod when I finally found it. My pitman does move a tiny bit. Like WOL said. I gotta replace that eventually. Up and down movment. Extremely tiny amount though.