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Old 11-06-2013, 06:15 PM
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I put the rough country 4.5 lift with 2 inch pucks (wasn't sure if I shoulda used those with lift) I also added a rubicon express trackbar since lift dident come with one but with or without swaybar anything over 35mph front end shakes violently , I put the lift on myself so im sure I screwed it up somehow this is the 1st time ive worked on a 4 link so pretty diff than my samurai . Can anyone fill me in on what I might have done
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Did you do an alignment? Check for other worn parts and out of balance tires.
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Short arm lift?
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Did you retain the stock track bar mount? They been the cause for death wobble on my rigs. Get something like the double shear bracket made by IronRockOffroad.
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Go over everything for tightness, especially track bar including the jam nut. And get it aligned professionally if you have not already done so.
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Originally Posted by destroked
Short arm lift?
x2. Also I would take the pucks out. If you at 6.5" lift and short arms then....
Also agree on what everyone else has suggested
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At 6 1/2" of lift you better have an SYE installed for sure.
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SYE? not sure what that means yea I probly remove the pucks I was just trying to squeeze out as much lift as I could also the tires are pretty rundown n I did get a drop mount for trackbar forgot to mention that but I honestly don't know how to adjust it I think ill take it in to be aligned its pretty much a trailer queen but sometimes when wheeling close to home ill just drive it there or if motorhome breaks down I wanna be able to take jeep to get parts or home n whatnot Still learning this jeep thing everyone here in WA seems to be on Toyotas nutts so I got so sick of hearing how sucky samurais were I built it up to where they cant say **** but I noticed they rag on Cherokees but im watching stock Cherokees still with swaybars hitting hard **** n swimming through water n mud up to the windshields going almost everywhere we go so I got me one n going from a 65 HP to almost 200 hp I swear I skip across stuff they sink into , I just wanna learn as much as I can to keep shutting these yota lovers down make my jeep sick Im thankful for all the input
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Why would a sye make the front end shake? I could understand if the op had rear end vibes but a sye isn't going to cause the shake/death wobble.
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It's nothing to do with the sway bar lol.

Tighten up the front end and look at the track bar. Get an alignment done. Balance the tires properly... I'm assuming after going up 4.5" you aren't running the stock 225/75R15s anymore lol
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ok well read on here a bit & went to check frame rail where powersteer goes & of course its busted n sways like a damn drunk when u turn the wheel so I believe ive cracked the case now just curious if I make my own support braces or buy one of the kits I see advertised
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For a cracked frame you'll need to plate the thing. The funny bolt-on brace that goes across to the passenger side is useless, and the bolt-on reinforcement plates are to prevent that from happening in the first place. Remember the track bar mounts there. Frame's gotta be fixed
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well now that really sucks! ok well should I channel it between some thick steel plate or is there a specific repair option that's used?
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Steel plate is fine. Another option is to do parts of the frame http://hdoffroadengineering.myshopif...ame-stiffeners or even the entire length http://hdoffroadengineering.myshopif...-stiffener-set
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