conquest

Had the work done finally !!! Dealer put the rubicon shocks and stabilizer on, and it made a difference. Steering feels tighter no shake in wheel, it does hit a little harder but thats ok . Corporate originally discussed with me about paying the taxes on the parts but when I picked up my jeep dealer said n/c . So my advice is if anyone is buying a mountain please test drive over some bumps and asked dealer about the upgraded shocks. Again this option is not available on the mountain, only the islander and its a upgrade on some others. I guess kudos to chrysler for stepping up to the plate.

thx1158

Whoa...I paid WAYYYYYY less for my 10 Rubicon.

controlsengineer

x2 on the bumpsteer. Its caused by your drag link and track bar. It's NORMAL. When you hit a bump, your axle goes up. However, it does not go straight up. It will swing left and right because of the trackbar. Its designed to work in an arc. The drag link works in the same fashion. When the axle goes up (or down) the effective length shortens, thus making the wheels turn slightly. Does that make sense? Crawl under the front and look at the parts and try to imagine what happens with large suspension movements. Then sit in the driver seat, hands off the steering wheel, and have someone bounce the front bumper up and down. You may be suprised at how much the steering wheel moves.

This is what happens when you hit a bump while driving, except its exaggereted with speed.

Now the rattle is a separate issue. It should not do that.

CE

dmhines

I cannot believe the Islander gets the Rubicon shocks and the Mountain doesn't ... that's pretty dumb.

Also .. All 2010's got the new HD Steering Stabilizer ... There should have been no difference between the Mountain or the Rubicon.

JeepaRoo

if you are under warranty with an 07-09 the dealer will replace your stabilizer/dampner with the HD one free of charge..

I had to have the one in my 09 replaced.. not because of any known steering issue but because it started leaking...

however I did notice less bump steer after it was done..

my 10 seems fine... the ride is different becuase of going from a 4 door to a 2 door.. but nothing out of the ordinary for a wrangler.. I guess ive had so many im used to the way they steer.. ive just got a bone stock sport, with the 17" and associated wrangler tires..

-Christopher

jknit

If you don't mind me asking, what did you pay for the Mountain edition, I just bought a 4-door I want to compare. Thank You

aggiemike02

same thing with mine. it did slightly improve, or at least i convinced myself it did!

jknit

over 32 for the mountain! jeeeeebus

I just paid 27800 for my 4 door mountain, sorry you spent the 32 on yours that stinks