Xtreme RECON owners check your front track bar and Pitman arm/steering shaft nut.

[Jtphoto]

2022 Rubicon Xtreme Recon I have been sort of backing the longer factory bumpstops to protect the factory fenders from the bigger tires.. Turns out after a bit of wheeling this weekend I was feeling some contact on a couple whoops but it just felt too solid. I checked the bumpstop pads for contact marks but they were ever so slight. So underneath I went on a creeper as I want to see the suspension under full weight. Turns out I find a contact point. The trackbar is hitting the steering box shaft at the pitman arm when you compress the front suspension evenly. There is only about an inch and a half between the trackbar and that steering shaft. This may be a concern and a cause for steering box breakage.
Customer care has been notified. I’ll be starting a claim at my dealer in the am.

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[ducatijosh]

Holy cow. What ever happened with this?

 

[mysto]

He decided to have a beer instead.

 

[Jtphoto]

Sorry guys. Thanks for the reminder. Checked it all over thoroughly and it was not the track bar hitting the pitman arm nut. To be honest I have no idea what made contact other then maybe when I installed the new steering stabilizer relocation bracket I had to unbolt the trackbar and push it up out of the way. I cleaned it all up and haven’t seen any more contact since.

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