swaying tracking issue

[okie6]

Just got a 2024 jeep wrangler sahara, while driving it tend to sway? little unnerving Never Had a jeep before is this normal?

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[SmokeyJoe101]

I also wonder the same. My 2024 seems to wonder at hwy speeds, otherwise it’s good.

 

[[DELETED MEMBER 103062]]

Just got a 2024 jeep wrangler sahara, while driving it tend to sway? little unnerving Never Had a jeep before is this normal?

Are you talking about body roll? Or wandering? Neither of which are normal if you're driving normally in a straight line.

 

[Rhinebeck01]

brand new have had it a week I love it, but it seems to sway side to side without warning, is this normal?

@okie6

Before anything....

Know that Tire pressure makes a huge difference .... I'll bet large...your tires are very over-inflated!
Thanks factory and or dealership...

So, ASAP ..... Set tire pressure to recommended tire pressure that is noted right on the driver's side, door jam. Most will tell you ro run at that pressure or say a pound or two less.

Check your pressures with a decent tire pressure gauge. Do not adjust by looking at the display on your dash.

Best to adjust tire pressure in the morning, before you drive the vehicle.

Also.... something else that you can do that really makes a difference so to speak in regard to the "tracking" / wandering, is to telescope the steering wheel more toward you.... adjust the steering wheel towards you so you have a bend in your arms when you are steering. IF you are reaching you are gonna get arm relaxation / fatigue and with that you end up causing the JL to wander unnecessarily. YES, the JL has such an adjustment... and many JL owner's have never noticed it...

Anyway.....Get that tire pressure down, telescope the steering wheel closer to you and my prediction is the wandering will cease or at the least be way less.

Enjoy your new JL !

 

[okie6]

@okie6

Before anything....

Know that Tire pressure makes a huge difference .... I'll bet large...your tires are very over-inflated!
Thanks factory and or dealership...

So, ASAP ..... Set tire pressure to recommended tire pressure that is noted right on the driver's side, door jam. Most will tell you ro run at that pressure or say a pound or two less.

Check your pressures with a decent tire pressure gauge. Do not adjust by looking at the display on your dash.

Best to adjust tire pressure in the morning, before you drive the vehicle.

Also.... something else that you can do that really makes a difference so to speak in regard to the "tracking" / wandering, is to telescope the steering wheel more toward you.... adjust the steering wheel towards you so you have a bend in your arms when you are steering. IF you are reaching you are gonna get arm relaxation / fatigue and with that you end up causing the JL to wander unnecessarily. YES, the JL has such an adjustment... and many JL owner's have never noticed it...

Anyway.....Get that tire pressure down, telescope the steering wheel closer to you and my prediction is the wandering will cease or at the least be way less.

Enjoy your new JL !

thankyou will definitely try it

 

[okie6]

Are you talking about body roll? Or wandering? Neither of which are normal if you're driving normally in a straight line.

would say wandering, tracking? Almost like if your driving on a windy day and it drifts, but its not windy lol

 

[mwilk012]

would say wandering, tracking? Almost like if your driving on a windy day and it drifts, but its not windy lol

Never had a Jeep before pretty much explains it. Yea, that's how they drive.

 

[[DELETED MEMBER 103062]]

would say wandering, tracking? Almost like if your driving on a windy day and it drifts, but its not windy lol

Has it been lifted?

 

[Mguy]

Never had a Jeep before pretty much explains it. Yea, that's how they drive.

That's not how mine drives. Tracks accurately with the right amount of road feel (but limited to 70 mph, I think because of wind and RTT). It's not a lux ride and that's not what I want or expect. Stock everything, KO2 tires at 37 PSI.

 

[Zandcwhite]

Compared to a car or even a modern IFS truck, they all wander/track the road crown or imperfections some. It's a tall box with a solid axle. Personally I feel that Jeep didn't do us any favors with the caster from the factory. I find every JL/JT I've owned or driven (we've owned 3 and driven at least double that) drives better at 6-6.5⁰ of caster. Most come from the factory closer to 4⁰. Even on a stock height sahara I'd through the Mopar lift LCAs on and get the caster up for highway driving improvments alone.

 

[Mguy]

Compared to a car or even a modern IFS truck, they all wander/track the road crown or imperfections some. It's a tall box with a solid axle. Personally I feel that Jeep didn't do us any favors with the caster from the factory. I find every JL/JT I've owned or driven (we've owned 3 and driven at least double that) drives better at 6-6.5⁰ of caster. Most come from the factory closer to 4⁰. Even on a stock height sahara I'd through the Mopar lift LCAs on and get the caster up for highway driving improvments alone.

Agreed, Jeeps (and race cars too) are not good on bad highways, and are the wrong vehicle for, say, NYC commuting. Jeeps are made to handle road "imperfections" at lower speeds, and to find roads where there are none.

 

[KELove]

Try 33 pounds for air in the tires my 2018 Sahara does still doing fine after 72000 miles. Another tip is no more than 75 on the highway. I get 23.5 mpg consistently on trips.

 

[mwilk012]

That's not how mine drives. Tracks accurately with the right amount of road feel (but limited to 70 mph, I think because of wind and RTT). It's not a lux ride and that's not what I want or expect. Stock everything, KO2 tires at 37 PSI.

I'm sure the OP's does as well.

 

[Grey24Rubi]

I'm not sure what the caster was on my 24 JLUR, before, I installed the AEV 2.5 lift with their control arm relocation brackets but when I had it aligned, after the kit was installed, the caster was 5°. I think the acceptable allowable caster range is something like 4° - 6°. The AEV kit has these little tabs that allow you rotate them around for more or less caster and mine are currently in the middle position which is what AEV recommends. They're pretty easy to rotate around to increase/decrease caster and for curiosity sake I'm thinking about rotating them to the next position to increase the caster just to see if there is a noticeable change in directional stability at freeway speeds but you have to remember when you increase caster although it does aide in directional stability, meaning the vehicle tracks straight more on its own, the negatives of more positive caster is increased steering effort as well as a less sensitive feel in the steering so as they say there's no free lunch here and it's all about trade offs. With a factory suspension where there is little to no adjustment in anything I'm not sure how they go about changing the caster settings.

With all due respect, if anyone buys a Jeep Wrangler because they're looking for a great freeway driving vehicle, welllll, you've bought the wrong vehicle because at best they just kind of "drive" down the road mediocre when compared to most other vehicles. Think about it, they're about as aerodynamic as a shoe box with wheels, they have a higher CG then most vehicles, and they still use a steering box not a rack all of which adds up to not the greatest "driving" vehicle you'll ever have and this is my fifth one. Oddly enough my 99 TJ probably drove the best of any Wrangler I've owned.

My new JLUR only had 200 miles on it when I installed the AEV lift and relocation brackets so I didn't spend a great deal of time driving it and I also went from factory tires and wheels to new 37's but I can tell you it drives noticeably better now then it did the first 200 miles when everything was how it rolled off the showroom floor.

As was already mentioned moving the steering wheel closer to you could help so give that a try and something else that works for me is try not to fight the wheel as much with a white knuckle grip by forcing it to go perfectly straight and instead relax your grip on the wheel and let it sorta find its own path down the road. I joke and refer to that driving technique as "herding" it down the road because if I don't I catch myself overdriving it and before long my hands and forearms feel like I just did 100 reps of wrist curls.

 

[okie6]

Has it been lifted?

no

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