TurtleBoyPW5
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Marquette, MI
2000 xj rustys steering components, ford 8.8 4:10, sye, tom woods drive shaft, OME heavy duty 2" springs, OME leafs, OME shocks and stabilizer, 30" bfgs (might be 31 have to look), rustys lower adjustable control arms, every skid known for a xj
This is my DD and I wheel it occasionally, nothing too rough. 153xxx, about 100-110xxx on the lift
Heres my problem, the front has been off ever since I bought it, by off I mean the driver side front wheel is farther forward and the passenger front wheel is farther back. Never was a problem, but it has begun shift more and more. Now if I have to brake quickly or the suspension bottoms out (shocks are likely shot so it happens) the tires will rub all over the place. It has gotten so bad that the passenger side tire smashed the plastic wheel well liner and was cut up by the metal beneath. The vibration and noise on the highway is significantly louder than previously and the ride which has never been smooth is also much worst. Plus I am driving several hundred miles at a time now while I am trying to land a job as a LEO.
I am taking it in to several shops to get opinions of what the heck needs to be fixed. I am thinking the control arms are to blame in some fashion? The stock uppers look sound but do not look perfectly straight along the edges, maybe ill take a pic. Anyways with the age of the suspension lift should I replace the control arms (assuming thats the problem) and add a spacer and shackle lift to allow more clearance along with new shocks or ??? I am a bit lost, still a noob. Any suggestions would be appreciated. :worship:
This is my DD and I wheel it occasionally, nothing too rough. 153xxx, about 100-110xxx on the lift
Heres my problem, the front has been off ever since I bought it, by off I mean the driver side front wheel is farther forward and the passenger front wheel is farther back. Never was a problem, but it has begun shift more and more. Now if I have to brake quickly or the suspension bottoms out (shocks are likely shot so it happens) the tires will rub all over the place. It has gotten so bad that the passenger side tire smashed the plastic wheel well liner and was cut up by the metal beneath. The vibration and noise on the highway is significantly louder than previously and the ride which has never been smooth is also much worst. Plus I am driving several hundred miles at a time now while I am trying to land a job as a LEO.
I am taking it in to several shops to get opinions of what the heck needs to be fixed. I am thinking the control arms are to blame in some fashion? The stock uppers look sound but do not look perfectly straight along the edges, maybe ill take a pic. Anyways with the age of the suspension lift should I replace the control arms (assuming thats the problem) and add a spacer and shackle lift to allow more clearance along with new shocks or ??? I am a bit lost, still a noob. Any suggestions would be appreciated. :worship: