I wanted to thank jeremyjeep for the info about the bad factory steering stabilizers. Mine was no. X151 it's already been replaced.
The only issue with my steering was when I hit uneven or pot holes in our great Michigan roads the wheel would give me feedback.
What I mean by that is when I hit a pot hole the wheel would shake back and forth in my hand. I got a Falcon 2.2 adjustable stabilizer.
All I can say is it took 95% of the shake out of my wheel when I hit something. You can feel the different settings, I'm using medium most of the time. I also replaced the stock track bar with a JKS Heavy Duty unit. I will also be replacing the lower control arms with heavy duty (non adjustable) fixed units. Tire pressure is right at 38. It drives really great now. My ball joints were also barley (the bottom ones) hand tight, I tightened all 4 of them the first week I had it. I also went thru all the steering components and made sure they were tight. This was my experience I just wanted to share it with everyone. This is a great forum I have learned lot. Yeah I was crawling around under my Jeep looking at all the welds to! So far no recalls.
Hey for you guys put on Falcon 2.2 SS, how hard is the installation? Do you need to disconnect track bar to get access to the bolts? (assuming stock track bar)So glad I bought the Falcon Adj Shock it solved all my Death Wobble problems. Highly recommend with lift big tires
super simple install, directions and video from Teraflex made it a breeze. I did not jack up the vehicle, installed on the floor. One item not addressed was I had to get an alignment after, my steering wheel was 90 degrees off.
I have a JLUR with the Mopar 2" lift on the stock 33" tires, I also started getting the steering shimmy at about 7,000 miles and it progressively got worse until it wasn't anything short of the death wobble, tried to order a Fox steering stabilizer but they were backordered, I just installed the Falcon 2.2 yesterday, and today I've been driving all over the same roads that would trigger the shimmies. It is fixed !!! not a sign of wobble, I set the stabilizer on the medium setting and haven't touched it since. so I would guess the non adjustable unit would work just fine.
Yes, you need to unhook the end of the track bar on the passenger side. You need to get to the bolts holding the original steering stabilizer bracket to the axle. It's not that bad. The Falcon 2.2 comes fully extended. With the wheels fully turned its still to long to line up with the spacer and other brackets that come in the kit. The most difficult part is compressing the stabilizer to bolt it up. You cannot push it in by hand! Warning, there is a seal on one end with two little springs, be real careful when trying to rotate it to line it up. I ended up using a long screwdriver thru the eye and into the bracket, pulled on it and the stabilizer finally compressed. Once you brake it free it will move freely. There is a video on YouTube of the installation. Well worth the money, I can't stress that enough. My JLUR steers great with next to zero wheel shake of any kind over any terrain.
I would certainly appreciate it if you could take some pics showing the height from the side of JL. I am probably getting the TF SP3 for my JLUR, and would really like to see the result. — Grant
