Brad S
09-28-2013, 04:41 PM
I have replaced/rebuilt just about everything steering related. For the most part, it seems to work fairly well, but I still get the occasional death wobble at 40-50 mph.
Here's the setup:
Lift ~ 3.5"
Waggy 4 bolt steering box (new)
JCR 1 ton OTK steering setup (new)
JKS WJ trackbar - hacked and tapped
New Super Hard Rockwell Durometer Bushings for trackbar
Upper trackbar bracket - rebuilt
Lower OTA bracket - rebuilt
I set toe to 1/8" after finishing steering install. Driving down the road it seems to shimmy and wander just a little - not too bad. Here's a picture of the steering - what am I missing? Controls arms are still stock... unfortunately.
https://r9zqyg.sn2.livefilestore.com/y2paF0pNl-D4_eeskpnZ43zlC162--oDIckTEKoAHJ18POCuvBvRqt14W3-nwDt-zWeIAUrmp8oqpueoFDSaFoqduHOwiPb-YRjyGI-OI0KsnmC1NRFN_zy216SvzzSnaHL/zj_steering-finished.jpg?psid=1
https://r9zqyg.sn2.livefilestore.com/y2pF4AsgI84ChNZjLFHKheFi1Dxvy35R1bWI9mqMMJrvZPPjPB S6UCa7XsTNs9DTzbqyga8ZO0_oUZkOFxWqYRFJ7-CV4JUGPQaZjGSs11zyR_BTb3QkCU6QAqpHuA2vj9J/zj_steering-finished-angles.jpg?psid=1
Here's the setup:
Lift ~ 3.5"
Waggy 4 bolt steering box (new)
JCR 1 ton OTK steering setup (new)
JKS WJ trackbar - hacked and tapped
New Super Hard Rockwell Durometer Bushings for trackbar
Upper trackbar bracket - rebuilt
Lower OTA bracket - rebuilt
I set toe to 1/8" after finishing steering install. Driving down the road it seems to shimmy and wander just a little - not too bad. Here's a picture of the steering - what am I missing? Controls arms are still stock... unfortunately.
https://r9zqyg.sn2.livefilestore.com/y2paF0pNl-D4_eeskpnZ43zlC162--oDIckTEKoAHJ18POCuvBvRqt14W3-nwDt-zWeIAUrmp8oqpueoFDSaFoqduHOwiPb-YRjyGI-OI0KsnmC1NRFN_zy216SvzzSnaHL/zj_steering-finished.jpg?psid=1
https://r9zqyg.sn2.livefilestore.com/y2pF4AsgI84ChNZjLFHKheFi1Dxvy35R1bWI9mqMMJrvZPPjPB S6UCa7XsTNs9DTzbqyga8ZO0_oUZkOFxWqYRFJ7-CV4JUGPQaZjGSs11zyR_BTb3QkCU6QAqpHuA2vj9J/zj_steering-finished-angles.jpg?psid=1