Petzl88
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I fubared my OME steering stabilizer mounting bracket. 
You can easily see that the stabilizer is hitting the JKS track bar. Saturday was my first wheeling trip before putting this thing on. I first thought that the raised axle bracket was hitting the frame at full bump but no evidence there. Then I looked and saw that the silly son of a bitch is touching the track bar at full turn driver (refer to evidence photograph number 4 where there is clear paint erosion and hints of yellow paint on the plaintiff track bar). Good thing the stabilizer is painted yellow.
The tie rod bracket was torqued to spec with a torque wrench. I didn't take into account that the tie rod actually rotates a little bit forward and rearward. I found that out after getting under and messing with it.
This is more of just a rant than anything but if anybody has any helpful hints for my second try, I would love to hear them. I looked into a different tie rod bracket so that the mounting point sits above the tie rod and not an inch or so toward the axle but the damn bushings on the OME stabilizer are too small.
The funny thing is that I pulled the JKS track bar and put the stock one back in with no stabilizer at all, and my steering is even better than before. Maybe I just put the stabilizer on Craigslist?
You can easily see that the stabilizer is hitting the JKS track bar. Saturday was my first wheeling trip before putting this thing on. I first thought that the raised axle bracket was hitting the frame at full bump but no evidence there. Then I looked and saw that the silly son of a bitch is touching the track bar at full turn driver (refer to evidence photograph number 4 where there is clear paint erosion and hints of yellow paint on the plaintiff track bar). Good thing the stabilizer is painted yellow.
The tie rod bracket was torqued to spec with a torque wrench. I didn't take into account that the tie rod actually rotates a little bit forward and rearward. I found that out after getting under and messing with it.
This is more of just a rant than anything but if anybody has any helpful hints for my second try, I would love to hear them. I looked into a different tie rod bracket so that the mounting point sits above the tie rod and not an inch or so toward the axle but the damn bushings on the OME stabilizer are too small.
The funny thing is that I pulled the JKS track bar and put the stock one back in with no stabilizer at all, and my steering is even better than before. Maybe I just put the stabilizer on Craigslist?
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