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Old Oct 17, 2015 | 11:08 AM
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Default Steering pulls to the left after lift

Just got done installing a 2 inch lift on my daily 2001 xj. I installed spacers up front with 2015 wrangler shocks. Now when I drive down the road the steering wheel pulls to the left and on other times it drives straight like an arrow. I'm using the stock stock sway bar links. Do I have to replace the steering stabilizer for a longer one? I heard that could be an issues.
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Old Oct 17, 2015 | 11:17 AM
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Have you done a front end alignment? You can do it in the driveway with a tape measure.
A properly set up front end doesn't even need a steering stabilizer.
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Old Oct 17, 2015 | 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Big David
Have you done a front end alignment? You can do it in the driveway with a tape measure. A properly set up front end doesn't even need a steering stabilizer.
No. I just got done with it two days ago
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Old Oct 17, 2015 | 12:15 PM
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:Popcorn:
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Old Oct 17, 2015 | 12:40 PM
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:Popcorn:

Can you not post the guy eating popcorn either? I can't post any of them haven't been able to for several weeks now, something happened.
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Old Oct 17, 2015 | 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Fred/N0AZZ
Can you not post the guy eating popcorn either? I can't post any of them haven't been able to for several weeks now, something happened.

Huh. You right. . Lets see. There we go. My phone auto caps the first letter. Needs to stay lowercase popcorn. What a pain.
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Old Oct 17, 2015 | 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by BlvdKreeper
No. I just got done with it two days ago
Was this before or after the pucks? If it's after, you need to get it aligned again. You messed with toe.
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Old Oct 20, 2015 | 03:16 AM
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I check my tires the other day and I had a screw I in one o the tires. Had low air pressure. That fixed the issue. But now after driving in the free way for the first time after lifting it I got a really bad death warble after 55mph. Hopefully an alignment fixes the issue
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Old Oct 20, 2015 | 08:07 AM
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The first place you go after a lift is a alignment shop,The alignment might fix the death wobble or it could have been there before and lift made it show its ugly head faster.
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Old Oct 20, 2015 | 08:11 PM
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Yea I just got back from alignment. Guy told me I need new tires ASAP.
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