krawlingxj
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I have a 5.5 inch lift and when im driving if feels like it jars or moves side to side on bumps is this normal or is somthing wrong? everything is tight and it has been aligned.
DeftwillP said:It's probably the caster adjuster folding in half
Jesus H, Get your sarcasm meters checked people. Didn't the beatingdeadhorse thing make it clear I was joking?
Castor won't cause bump steer, it will cause wondering and a loose feel. With the drop arm his angles are all off so when he hits a bump the suspension compresses in a different ark in relationship to the drag link and track bar causing the easiest thing to give, the steering wheel.
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Jesus H,
Get your sarcasm meters checked people. Didn't the beatingdeadhorse thing make it clear I was joking?
:huh:guys... bump steer is unavoidable on a solid axle,
Please, please, please, and I mean this in the nicest way possible...guys... bump steer is unavoidable on a solid axle
:huh:
What causes bump steer has already been addressed.
The drag-link and track-bar must be the same length and sit at the same angle. If there is any difference between the two, bump steer will occur.
This is why Jeeps originally came with steering stabilizers. There was no way to package a track bar, that was the same length as the drag link, under the 4.0 at stock height.
A properly built steering setup will need no stabilizer, and there will be zero bump steer.
guys... bump steer is unavoidable on a solid axle, and I'd say your caster adjustment has more to do with bump steer than the angle relationship of your trackbar and draglink. A drop pitman is necessary to preserve the TRE, that's about it, I wouldn't suggest an OEM one at that height.