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99Jeeper 09-20-2009 01:25 AM

Steering hitting swaybar HELP
 
I have RE 5.5 longarm kit. Just put the lift on and had a alignment done. when i got home the pin that holds the swaybar on was bent. where the draglink and the tierod meets on the the right side "stock setup" hits the swaybar where it mounts to the axle turning to the right. any help will be great.

muddeprived 09-20-2009 08:21 AM


Originally Posted by 99Jeeper (Post 282077)
I have RE 5.5 longarm kit. Just put the lift on and had a alignment done. when i got home the pin that holds the swaybar on was bent. where the draglink and the tierod meets on the the right side "stock setup" hits the swaybar where it mounts to the axle turning to the right. any help will be great.

I have this problem too and in order to fix it you need to scoot your axle back a little. It's too far forward. My sway bar's lower link is getting chewed up by the tie rod when turning to the right. I have drop brackets and my axle is a bit too far forward. The caster also plays a roll in it. If you have a big lift then your front axle should be tilted pretty good and this brings the draglink/tie rod end closer to the sway bar links.

Are you running stock steering at 5.5"? If so, i'd look for some type of upgrade or at least a drop pitman arm/drop trackbar bracket. Using stock steering at 5"+ pulls that particular tie rod up higher and closer to the sway bar link.


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