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As to the 'darty' feeling, maybe check your tire pressure. It seems most jeeps leave the dealer with over inflated tires and the general consensus is lowering the pressure to around 32 to 35 psi will improve the steering feel.
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welcome.
without starting another 6-page rant about Jeep waves, my experience is that most people in white Jeeps don't wave ?, don't be one of them, but don't beat yourself up if it's not your thing, or you happen to occasionally miss one. it's meant to be fun, not a chore.
hope you have fun with your new Jeep
Woah woah woah brother……
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Welcome! I’m also a brand new Jeep owner as of 2 weeks ago and like you, I found the steering a bit hard to adjust to. Just as some have said, you will likely acclimate it it. Compared to my other cars, I actually burst out laughing on the test drive over the utter unrefinement on pavement (and the tires were definitely overinflated… and MTs on packed snow/ice is horrific). I got over that quickly after a couple off road jaunts… this is definitely the vehicle
I want at this stage of my life ā˜

This is a neat community. I do feel a little bad when I’m lost in thought and miss a wave ?ā€ā™‚
 
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As to the 'darty' feeling, maybe check your tire pressure. It seems most jeeps leave the dealer with over inflated tires and the general consensus is lowering the pressure to around 32 to 35 psi will improve the steering feel.
Good call. I hadn't thought of that. They're at 45 psi... THANK YOU!
 

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Hi and welcome,

It's a little "darty". Feels like very little caster. Is this a thing? Do people do anything about it?
My 2 cents, I don't think you should have noticeable wandering issues. I don't. Is yours a 2.0L? Mine is a 3.6. It does not wander and I don't think it should. The only time I notice it is in cross winds (and worse above 65 mph), then yes there is a small amount, but not general around town driving. I would make sure suspension is torqued down correctly. I run 37 psi as listed on the placard. Yes, lowering air pressure will reduce MPGs slightly. You might want to go test drive a few Jeeps on the lot and see if it's your Jeep or if it's just you not being used to it.

That all said, any words of advice? Is there any conventional wisdom for things that someone completely new might not know/understand?
Having just gone down this rabbit hole myself, the first thing I would recommend any new JL owner is to familiarize yourself with the ESS/battery system. The AUX batteries tend to not last long and can drain the starting battery as well as cause a host of other electrical gremlins. It's also easy to blow a fuse if you are someone else doesn't know that with the main battery terminals disconnected the leads are still hot from the AUX and if the pos touches anything grounded in the engine compartment it can blow the fuse on the fuse array. Many carry a spare fuse array ID: 68368854AA. I would also recommend to bypass the AUX battery.

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/fo...-cable-caution-and-ess-n3-fuse-warning.66247/

Here's one way (there are several) that allows easy revert back to stock in case of warranty work:

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