I can not get my jeep to stop tracking left to right and I have had 2 death wobbles. I have 4" lift but stock control arms could this be the issue? Please any help would be appreciated.
Tracking left to right/death wobble
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With a 4" lift and stock control arms you can't get a proper alignment. Do you have adjustable track bars front and rear so that the axles are centered under the Jeep?
OP
Yes i did the track bars. So you think the control arms could be what's making it track left and right?
I'm not saying it can cause that but I do know you have to have adjustable control arms in the front.
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Threepointsix
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The left right and vice versa can be the shorter lower arms with a higher lift. It has to do with what is called caster. That stated, have you had your Jeep professionally aligned? They're the one's to confirm if indeed the caster isn't set properly to reduce or eliminate that type of movement.
OP
I have but i have done some work on it myself that said who knows where my alignment is now. It looks good but I have adjusted it to make the steering wheel straight. It has been a pain in the..... Making it drive good again i miss loving my jeep
What kit did you install, and are the problems all after you installed it?
OP
2 1/2" rough County and 1 1/2 coil spacer and yes it all started after that was installed i do believe it's a caster issue.
Yes. Once you go over about 2.5-3" of lift you're going to have major issues that require a lot of parts.
At 4" of lift you're going to need to replace driveshafts, get adjustable control arms all around, adjustable trackbars front and rear, flip the draglink to maintain a parallel line with the trackbar, proper length swaybar links, increased bump stop, exhaust spacers depending on year, and probably several other things I'm missing off the top of my head.
The cheapest way to resolve the issue is to lose the spacers and stick with the 2.5" of lift. If it's a tire clearance issue you could trim the fenders or install flat fenders/play with tire offset/spacing.
The other option you could go with are drop brackets that restore your control arms to a more parallel to the ground situation. Of course that has pros and cons like reduced ground clearance for rock crawling if that's a consideration.