MY XJ BLOWS........

NHextremeXJ · May 22, 2006

all over the road when it's windy. Just wondering if this is everyone's experience with a lifted XJ or can it be minimized. I've got a 2001 with 5.5 RE X-Duty lift. Would a steering box brace or frame stiffeners help it? Yes it is aligned and I know I drive a box with wheels, but it seems like 60% of my driving is spent correcting from the wind. Could caster have anything to do with the problem? Maybe I need a new daily driver......one with two wheels and HD on the side of the tank:shhh:

xjgrn · May 22, 2006

Welcome to the land of higher altitude! Its been windy around here lately and we feel it first. No brace or stiffener will undo a higher center of gravity. On the nice days try opening all the windows. That usually helps a bit, and stay under the speed limit. The caster might because it may make it too easy for the steers to wonder.

jonbob · May 22, 2006

Mine is definitely better than when I first lifted it. I think the biggest improvement was with a heavy-duty tie rod, but the brace definitely helped.

That said, crosswinds are still going to affect you to some degree no matter what you do.

goodburbon · May 22, 2006

on my first trip to colorado in the xj we had a horrible crosswind, I had to hold the steering wheel a quarter turn to the left. It was really bad when passing houses that had bushes every once in a while, you had to steer back straight so as not to careen into the other lane.

It's not a center of gravity thing, it's a giant brick thing, we're just not aerodynamic, and 10 times less aerodynamic from the side.

goodburbon · May 22, 2006

Oh, and FWIW cross winds are waaaaaaay worse on a motorcycle.

DaJudge · May 22, 2006

NHextremeXJ said:
I drive a box with wheels

That pretty much sums it up! And to add to it, you have lifted that box further into the wind.

RyanM · May 22, 2006

Dirt · May 22, 2006

You need a steering box brace anyway dude.

Jump This · May 23, 2006

Try swaybars?

Doesn't someone make a rear swaybar dissconnect?
Most lifts require the removal of the the rear swaybar. But it seems to me I read about a dissconnect for the rear.
Maybe that will help.
We can get some nasty winds out here in the desert. What suprised me was when I went to MTR's, there was a noticable improvement in the wind, the rig wouldn't get blown around as much....don't know why...maybe stonger sidewalls?

ROBZ95Xj · May 23, 2006

it's a XJ thing Nate, i had the same problem when mine was stock, and when i had me 2" B ans havie and not havin a frt sway bar made no diffrence

MY XJ BLOWS........

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