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- johnd
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- Jun 20, 2019
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- Gaylord, mi
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- 2021 JLUR Rubicon 392 XR
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JimSo I want to start with in the 35+ years I have been playing with modified cars,trucks,and Jeeps,I have probably made 3-4 reviews on things. A little bit of background on myself, I have been doing high end collision and restoration work for 30+ years. I have been building high end drag cars on the side for 15-20 years.
I have built a few 4000+ HP outlaw drag cars, countless street cars, and quite a few Jeeps over the years. My current JLUR has had a shimmy in the steering since I did the lift well over a year ago and 15,000 miles ago. I have had several posts on here over the last year on things I have done to try to fix it. I have probably spent 10k chasing it.
I have replaced the following trying to correct it.
Springs x2
Shocks x3
Ball joints x3
Steering knuckles
Hub bearings
Wheels and tires x3
Steering tie rods x2
Track bars x2
Steering gear box x3
Track bar braces x2
Steering stabilizer x3
Not to mention changing alignment specs a million times
I did the new stabilizer last night and took it for a quick ride, I was somewhat happy with it. Today I made a few more adjustments on it and I actually ended up driving it about 130 miles today. After getting it out on the highway and the typical roads that I know would duplicate the shimmy I had I can say this is the best it has driven since I have lifted it.
There was probably a 25-30 mph crosswind on one of the 4 lane open roads out here. Itās pretty much all open corn fields so it really has nothing to block the road from the wind. At 70 I could take my hands off the wheel and the Jeep would stay in its lane for as long as I wanted. I shot a video but I need to figure out how to post it.
The more I drive it the more impressed I am with it. I really like the size, I didnāt realize it until I pulled it off to install this but my Fox was actually hitting in a few places on full travel of the suspension. This thing is 1/2 the size in diameter and easily clears everything. The wheel return is excellent.
If I could change anything I would give it a little firmer hold on center, and possibly a little firmer through the travel but a firmer center hold might be all thatās needed. Keep in mind I am VERY picky on the way my vehicles drive and handle, I have had several people drive my Jeep and never noticed the shimmy I have been chasing, so thereās that.
It takes a bit to make sure itās centered, once it is itās worth the effort. I donāt think I will be putting the Fox ATS back on anytime soon.
Agin Iām not really big on reviews and I feel like Iām kinda rambling but I really do think this setup is completely different from anything out there and I wouldnāt be surprised to see this on the Jeeps at some point from the factory.
Did you ever get your upgrader units? Can you tell us what you have learned as it has been a long time since we have seen your comments.
Tony For info on EC contact [email protected] or call 8-4 EST 1-989-448-2501 Tony.
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