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I have a 2020 JLU Sport I bought new.
It got the death wobble bad and was practically undrivable.
I took it the dealer and they had it for a month and couldn't fix it. They suggested I have an aftermarket adjustable track and stabilizer put on it.
So I took it to Off-road Warehouse and had them put a Teraflex adjustable trackbar and Teraflex Falcon adjustable stabilizer. I had them put a 2 1/2" Teraflex lift and Bilstein shocks while they had it apart.
The death wobble was gone but it needed more caster because it unstable and diving into turns. So I had them put Teraflex fixed lower arms yesterday.
Drives great now but they suggested doing the other arms.
What benefit would I get by doing the rest of the arms? Would it be worth the money?
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All 8 make it easier to dial in the caster and re-centers the wheels in the wheel wells. For a 2.5" lift I don't think it is a top priority though. Btw, the TeraFlex kit should have come with lower control arms. Did they double dip?
 

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I have a 2020 JLU Sport I bought new.
It got the death wobble bad and was practically undrivable.
I took it the dealer and they had it for a month and couldn't fix it. They suggested I have an aftermarket adjustable track and stabilizer put on it.
So I took it to Off-road Warehouse and had them put a Teraflex adjustable trackbar and Teraflex Falcon adjustable stabilizer. I had them put a 2 1/2" Teraflex lift and Bilstein shocks while they had it apart.
The death wobble was gone but it needed more caster because it unstable and diving into turns. So I had them put Teraflex fixed lower arms yesterday.
Drives great now but they suggested doing the other arms.
What benefit would I get by doing the rest of the arms? Would it be worth the money?
Thanks
Adjustable upper control arms will help you dial in pinion angle (applies to front and rear), and the rear arms will help you center the wheel in the wheel well.

IMO, with 2.5" of lift, as @kah.mun.rah said, not a huge deal if you plan on keeping the Jeep as is. Adjustable arms will set you up in case you ever go bigger or need to dial in pinion angle for aftermarket driveshafts.

All 8 make it easier to dial in the caster and re-centers the wheels in the wheel wells. For a 2.5" lift I don't think it is a top priority though. Btw, the TeraFlex kit should have come with lower control arms. Did they double dip?
Teraflex has a couple 2.5 kits, some of which are "base" kits that come with no arms and no drop brackets. Literally just springs and sway bar links and accompanying bits like bump stops, etc.
 
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I'm not going going any higher on the lift. I just liked the look of 35"s with a medium lift. I'll pass on the arms for now since it's driving good.

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