Extreme death wobble
- Thread starter Leahatrill
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The track bar really doesn't control alignment it just controls the axles relationship to the frame.
Whether you move the bar to get it into the hole,... Wiggle the end of the ball joint... Or move the wheel so that you can shift the chassis a little bit... The net result is going to be the exact same... And even if you bent the bolt the worst thing you could do is throw your front axle off center 1/16 of an inch or something and probably every TJ on this forum is off that much.
So wiggle the steering wheel to get the holes to line up instead of removing the cotton pin and castle nut?
Yes, it's only going to line up correctly when you bolt it up , can shift either way til then
Badabing bada boom! Just did it now lol. I managed to shove a screw driver through the axel mount to secure the nut and torque the bolt ....just need to stop a store and grab a grease gun to grease the balljoint
He's got you dead on right there , that centers the wheel.
Measure the toe in , you want 1/8 " in front ( less than the on the back side of the front t tire measuring tire to tire )
Also measure wheel to wheel on each side. Should be the same .
These aren't things you altered , just things I check when I get around 1 to kind of see where it's at.
I worked on one last weekend and it was out like an inch and a quarter on toe after a lift for some reason.
Good job , not many girls tackle what you did.
Measure the toe in , you want 1/8 " in front ( less than the on the back side of the front t tire measuring tire to tire )
Also measure wheel to wheel on each side. Should be the same .
These aren't things you altered , just things I check when I get around 1 to kind of see where it's at.
I worked on one last weekend and it was out like an inch and a quarter on toe after a lift for some reason.
Good job , not many girls tackle what you did.
Good on ya for stepping up and going it alone. You'd likely get some help if participation in the thread and advice department wasn't akin to petting a cactus.
Always makes you feel better when a project like this gets completed...
Very nice....
As others have posted... centering the steering is easy compared to replacing the tracbar.
While adjusting the draglink collar; I usually put a piece of light colored tape on the center top of the steering wheel so I can see from the outside when the steering wheel is centered.
....why the hell am I getting excessive vibrations in my steering wheel almost as if death wobble is about to start when I reach 80-90km/h. Before the tracbar it was 65-70km/h, now it’s 80-90km/h. This must be bad balljoints or? The alignment being off ??
John Scoggins
TJ Enthusiast
Did you put new tires on yet?
My first guess would be those black oval lumps.
My first guess would be those black oval lumps.
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