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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
Is my drag link bent?
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<blockquote data-quote="Duster" data-source="post: 462564" data-attributes="member: 20812"><p>Yes. The two pinion points you have highlighted: passenger-side tie rod pinion and passenger-side end of track bar should be as close to in the same plane as possible. The ideal is for the two pinions to describe _parallel_, concentric arcs as the wheel and axle moves up and down. The arcs can't be exactly concentric because the centers of the arcs are not the same. The draglink on the driver's side is attached to the Pitman arm, while the track bar end is attached to the frame under the driver. When the arcs are far from parallel, it is one of the causes of bump steer and death wobble.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Duster, post: 462564, member: 20812"] Yes. The two pinion points you have highlighted: passenger-side tie rod pinion and passenger-side end of track bar should be as close to in the same plane as possible. The ideal is for the two pinions to describe _parallel_, concentric arcs as the wheel and axle moves up and down. The arcs can't be exactly concentric because the centers of the arcs are not the same. The draglink on the driver's side is attached to the Pitman arm, while the track bar end is attached to the frame under the driver. When the arcs are far from parallel, it is one of the causes of bump steer and death wobble. [/QUOTE]
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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
Is my drag link bent?
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