XJGrl
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- St Louis, Missouri
Ok, so here's the basics.....
After installing my supposedly wonderful curry adj. UCAs....I started getting this awful shimmy in my steering when hitting ANY sort of bump in the road.
To make a really long story short....we installed them a little too long for my amount of lift i guess.....about 16-16.5"......
So, while I was driving cross country, my Jeep found it's way to a mechanic who proceeded to mess it all up good.......He decided to make the driver's side UCA even LONGER....and didnt touch the pass. side UCA......explain that!!
So.....we realized this when we inspected it this past week....shortened the driver's side to 15.25" as Rusty instructed us to do.....but, the pass. side jam nut on the UCA is realllllllly tight and we couldnt break it loose with the tools available.
So....yeah....I have been riding around like a dumbass with one UCA 1" longer than the other....and, believe me, its been a battle on the road.
The mech. also replaced all of my steering ends.....which helped prevent that awful shimmy....but, I can still feel it wanting to happen under there.
I have an appt. with a reputable mechanic up here in Baltimore this Wednesday....to fix this problem as well as a few others.
My question is....what do I tell this guy?? (other than I am an idiot and he shouldnt work on my jeep!!!)......
Castor should be as close to zero as possible?? Any better suggestion on how to determine the correct length for these UCAs....? Anything else....??....Anyone in Baltimore wanna meet me in a dark parking lot to show me how to measure this stuff......kidding.....ugh.....bad mood, bad mood.
Thanks in advance......
Emily "XJGrl" Davis
p.s. did the rubicon and moab....not in my jeep....during our trip....great time!!....pics soon.
After installing my supposedly wonderful curry adj. UCAs....I started getting this awful shimmy in my steering when hitting ANY sort of bump in the road.
To make a really long story short....we installed them a little too long for my amount of lift i guess.....about 16-16.5"......
So, while I was driving cross country, my Jeep found it's way to a mechanic who proceeded to mess it all up good.......He decided to make the driver's side UCA even LONGER....and didnt touch the pass. side UCA......explain that!!
So.....we realized this when we inspected it this past week....shortened the driver's side to 15.25" as Rusty instructed us to do.....but, the pass. side jam nut on the UCA is realllllllly tight and we couldnt break it loose with the tools available.
So....yeah....I have been riding around like a dumbass with one UCA 1" longer than the other....and, believe me, its been a battle on the road.
The mech. also replaced all of my steering ends.....which helped prevent that awful shimmy....but, I can still feel it wanting to happen under there.
I have an appt. with a reputable mechanic up here in Baltimore this Wednesday....to fix this problem as well as a few others.
My question is....what do I tell this guy?? (other than I am an idiot and he shouldnt work on my jeep!!!)......
Castor should be as close to zero as possible?? Any better suggestion on how to determine the correct length for these UCAs....? Anything else....??....Anyone in Baltimore wanna meet me in a dark parking lot to show me how to measure this stuff......kidding.....ugh.....bad mood, bad mood.
Thanks in advance......
Emily "XJGrl" Davis
p.s. did the rubicon and moab....not in my jeep....during our trip....great time!!....pics soon.