USMC Wrangler
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I now have 27000 miles on Spider and have been fighting a couple of handling issues.
A few months ago I had a left pull during acceleration and a right pull during deceleration. This was after installing the EVO Leveling kit. I loosened all the LCA's and both track bars, shook the Jeep to loosen up any binding from the lift and it seemed fine after that. The steering wheel was crooked to the drivers side, which I adjusted using the awesome DIY alignment write up. Thanks for that again!
I rotated my tires about two weeks ago and the same pulling returned. Now the steering wheel was crooked to the passenger side. (Complete opposite from when I installed the leveling kit.) I've straightened the steering wheel again but the pull is still there. Tire pressure is balanced on all four. I do not have any play in the ball joints that I can detect.
I crawled under the Jeep today and can't remember if having up and down play in the drag link and tie rod is normal??? Here's a quick video I just shot...
http://youtu.be/2MmXScrNjTQ
If this is normal, why would my steering wheel change so much after a simple tire rotation?
I did not loosen the UCA's to avoid binding after the leveling kit. Is this something I should do or leave it alone?
Thanks in advance!
A few months ago I had a left pull during acceleration and a right pull during deceleration. This was after installing the EVO Leveling kit. I loosened all the LCA's and both track bars, shook the Jeep to loosen up any binding from the lift and it seemed fine after that. The steering wheel was crooked to the drivers side, which I adjusted using the awesome DIY alignment write up. Thanks for that again!
I rotated my tires about two weeks ago and the same pulling returned. Now the steering wheel was crooked to the passenger side. (Complete opposite from when I installed the leveling kit.) I've straightened the steering wheel again but the pull is still there. Tire pressure is balanced on all four. I do not have any play in the ball joints that I can detect.
I crawled under the Jeep today and can't remember if having up and down play in the drag link and tie rod is normal??? Here's a quick video I just shot...
http://youtu.be/2MmXScrNjTQ
If this is normal, why would my steering wheel change so much after a simple tire rotation?
I did not loosen the UCA's to avoid binding after the leveling kit. Is this something I should do or leave it alone?
Thanks in advance!