New to the forum & have major problems...Help!

[Star]

Pics of what exactly?

Never paid much attention to it in reverse, husbands going to see right now.

 

[BOSS]

Pics of what exactly?

Never paid much attention to it in reverse, husbands going to see right now.

I guess at this point, pics of everything

B

 

[Star]

My husband says it feels normal in reverse. but the guy at chase had mentiooned that the drivers side wheel was pulling in in reverse. I tried to look as he backed up but it's dark and the headlights blinded me.

Looking at the control arm bushings they are definately dry and have cracks, one side actually has a small chunk missing. It also looks like there's some rubbing as there is a shiny spot in the bracket that it mounts to.

My husband is taking the day off work tomorrow and changing the control arms. If that doesn't solve the problem I will send pics. Either way I will be back and give an update.

 

[cam3439]

the whole front end jerks to the right then back to the left but it doesn't wobble like that.
I didn't mention that when i accelerate my front tires pull in and squeal like they're breaking traction.

What exactly do you mean by this? Have you tried lifting the truck and trying to move the wheel? When the truck is lifted (in the front, one wheel lifted at a time), check for play from the wheel. Grab your wheel on the right and left and pull the left side and push on the right side then vice versa. Do the same for the top and bottom. Does this do anything?

Another thing to check is to lift the whole front end up and try to turn one tire at a time (as if steering to the right or left). Check if the other tire is moving at the same time or has some delay.

Would you be able to post up a video on Youtube and link it to us?

 

[Star]

Had a change of plans today, my husband did not change the control arms because I took it to another 4x4 shop and they said that's not my problem. They did say they're a little cracked but not bad enought to be causing the problem.
This is what they've found so far:

1) Passenger uper ball joint is shot (was just changed 3 weeks ago)

2) Outer tie rod ends have alot of play (inner was changed previously, not outer)

3) Front torsion bars need to be replaced because they are fully extended and no adjustment left in them

They also recommend new shocks and think my rear springs may be weak and need to be replaced with a heavier-duty set. They say they won't be sure about the rear-end until the front end is tightened up.

It's still at the shop right now so I can't get any pics or video posted at this time.

Any thoughts??

 

[cam3439]

"The third cause is the track bar. My lift kit didn't feel the need to supply a longer track bar, they felt all that was needed was for you to merely drill a new hole in the axle bracket, this is not a permanent solution at all. I managed to blow out the ball joint at the end of the track bar within weeks of installing my lift. This blown-out joint allowed for side to side play in the steering and would only help the shimmy along. Get a track bar with a beefy heim joint that is adjustable in length. This makes for a very solid mount and should you ever wear out your heim, you can easily replace it. Several companies make track bars that are heim jointed, and they are not very expensive. Plus, you do gain a little more flex with a track bar that is properly bent to fit large lifts, and we all know you can't get enough flex."

...this is from the link I had provided before, but I don't really understand what you're trying to describe. To me it sounded like the wobble. Since you don't have the truck, you can't perform the "tests" that I described above. Does this only happen during acceleration? Have you noticed a humming noise from the front end other than the tires?

Here's the link again...

http://jeep.off-road.com/jeep/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=261532

...if it doesn't work again type "death wobble" into google and click on the link that has a title with "remedies for jeep death wobble"