Stock or Drop Pitman Arm
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If you removed the track bar drop bracket you probably need to go back to the stock pitman arm. Did you try driving it with the track bar drop bracket and the longer pitman arm? My guess would be that it would drive better that way. But that would be just a guess. Have you measured the angles? Have any pics?
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your caster angle needs to be adjusted based on the size of the tire you are running. what really matters is the distance from the contact patch of the tire to the line formed by the angle of the axle C intersects the road. the angle is simply a easy way to measure that. figure the distance for stock size tires and use the ratios to determine what that distance should be for your larger tires. then backward figure the "new" caster"angle to use.
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Thanks for all the advise and help, I just reinstalled my stock pitman arm and it drives better than factory. No more wander or bump steer Thanks all for the help!!!!!!!
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I have recently bought a 4" Rough Country Lift for my 4dr Wrangler. I also bought Adjustable trackbars for front and rear and removed the trackbar drop brackets, do i need to put my stock pitman arm back on or leave the drop one installed? What i have is a whole lot of steering wander and minimal bump steer. Is there any other suggestions to cure my wandering problem?
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Unless the adjustable TB is designed to work with the bracket it can alter the geometry and cause interference.
I couldn't find any 4" RC lift kits (like the 6" lift)that come with both the front and rear adjustable trackbars but they do come with both trackbar brackets. And one of them comes with only an adjustable rear TB and the bracket.
Did you buy the front adjustable TB separately?