Phager
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Corvallis, OR
Hi all,
Well, in an attempt to try and rid myself of the dreaded "Death Wobble", I went out and took measurements of toe (Way off, I think I'll measure it again with a helper to ensure accuracy as I came up with a toe in of 2 5/8" of toe in). and went to adjust the toe. Since a picture is worth 1000 words, here's a pic of the steering linkages.
Now here's my problem: I went to the go jeep site, and this looks a bit off to me. I'm still not 100% familiar with this type of steering setup, so if my terminology is wrong please correct me. The linkage that is attached the drag link, I believe it's called (Linkage from pitman arm -> passenger side knuckle), and goes to the driver side knuckle is the tie rod tube correct? Now my question is this, shouldn't this be straight, and not bent as in the picture?
It seems to me that with this being bent there's no possible way to set the toe, as the length will change as the tube is rotated. this would also explain the huge amount of toe in, correct, since the bend is effectively pulling in the tires. I know that the alignment is way off as the front tires have a lot of wear on them compared to the rear.
If this tube is the problem can someone clue me in on the actual name of it so I know what to order from the parts store.
Thanks in advance.
Pat
Edit: duh, it's an '87 MJ 4.0L, 5 speed, NP231, D30 front, D35 rear.
Well, in an attempt to try and rid myself of the dreaded "Death Wobble", I went out and took measurements of toe (Way off, I think I'll measure it again with a helper to ensure accuracy as I came up with a toe in of 2 5/8" of toe in). and went to adjust the toe. Since a picture is worth 1000 words, here's a pic of the steering linkages.
Now here's my problem: I went to the go jeep site, and this looks a bit off to me. I'm still not 100% familiar with this type of steering setup, so if my terminology is wrong please correct me. The linkage that is attached the drag link, I believe it's called (Linkage from pitman arm -> passenger side knuckle), and goes to the driver side knuckle is the tie rod tube correct? Now my question is this, shouldn't this be straight, and not bent as in the picture?
It seems to me that with this being bent there's no possible way to set the toe, as the length will change as the tube is rotated. this would also explain the huge amount of toe in, correct, since the bend is effectively pulling in the tires. I know that the alignment is way off as the front tires have a lot of wear on them compared to the rear.
If this tube is the problem can someone clue me in on the actual name of it so I know what to order from the parts store.
Thanks in advance.
Pat
Edit: duh, it's an '87 MJ 4.0L, 5 speed, NP231, D30 front, D35 rear.