traviswalker007
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- First Name
- Tony T Walker
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- Jul 7, 2018
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- Phoenix, AZ
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- 2018 JLU Rubicon
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Well,
For the last few weeks I have been chasing this bump steer issue and slight wondering steering. From running different PSI to re-balancing and another alignment I decided to double check the Factory steering components and what I found was pretty upsetting to say the least. I removed the cotter pin on both upper and lower ball joints and was able to get 3 full turns on a wrench before I put some serious torque on them, I was quite surprised to see how loose they were right from the factory. After torquing these down I decided to check the bolts on the track bar and yep!! you guessed it, they were just as loose and I was able to get a few turns out of them before really torquing them down. I am not sure if FCA has a torque issue or a out of spec machine but I would highly recommend anyone to check those areas and I can tell you this completely brought my steering back into spec and no more bump steer. I noticed that even with the slight movement of my steering wheel I was able to see the tires move, were as before I had a good 1/4 inch of play before they even buged!! Just a thought for you guys to double check if you are having steering issues. The upper and lower are 7/8 just a note.
For the last few weeks I have been chasing this bump steer issue and slight wondering steering. From running different PSI to re-balancing and another alignment I decided to double check the Factory steering components and what I found was pretty upsetting to say the least. I removed the cotter pin on both upper and lower ball joints and was able to get 3 full turns on a wrench before I put some serious torque on them, I was quite surprised to see how loose they were right from the factory. After torquing these down I decided to check the bolts on the track bar and yep!! you guessed it, they were just as loose and I was able to get a few turns out of them before really torquing them down. I am not sure if FCA has a torque issue or a out of spec machine but I would highly recommend anyone to check those areas and I can tell you this completely brought my steering back into spec and no more bump steer. I noticed that even with the slight movement of my steering wheel I was able to see the tires move, were as before I had a good 1/4 inch of play before they even buged!! Just a thought for you guys to double check if you are having steering issues. The upper and lower are 7/8 just a note.
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