Jeep Wrangler--back end slides out when turning
06-19-2006, 09:40 AM
#23
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Re: Jeep Wrangler--back end slides out when turning
You still haven't said if you have a locker in the rear end..... If you
do, then you are just too hard on the gas for it. They call lockers
'low side finders'.
To test this, just jack up the rear end and spin one tire. If the tire
on the other side spins the same way, you have a traction device in
there like a locker. If the other tire spins the opposite way, you have
a standard open diff.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
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tales wrote:
>
> Tires are 235 with 28 PSI all around. Thanks for the feedback...I'll be
> taking into the shop tomorrow.
do, then you are just too hard on the gas for it. They call lockers
'low side finders'.
To test this, just jack up the rear end and spin one tire. If the tire
on the other side spins the same way, you have a traction device in
there like a locker. If the other tire spins the opposite way, you have
a standard open diff.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
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tales wrote:
>
> Tires are 235 with 28 PSI all around. Thanks for the feedback...I'll be
> taking into the shop tomorrow.
06-19-2006, 09:40 AM
#24
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Re: Jeep Wrangler--back end slides out when turning
You still haven't said if you have a locker in the rear end..... If you
do, then you are just too hard on the gas for it. They call lockers
'low side finders'.
To test this, just jack up the rear end and spin one tire. If the tire
on the other side spins the same way, you have a traction device in
there like a locker. If the other tire spins the opposite way, you have
a standard open diff.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
tales wrote:
>
> Tires are 235 with 28 PSI all around. Thanks for the feedback...I'll be
> taking into the shop tomorrow.
do, then you are just too hard on the gas for it. They call lockers
'low side finders'.
To test this, just jack up the rear end and spin one tire. If the tire
on the other side spins the same way, you have a traction device in
there like a locker. If the other tire spins the opposite way, you have
a standard open diff.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
tales wrote:
>
> Tires are 235 with 28 PSI all around. Thanks for the feedback...I'll be
> taking into the shop tomorrow.
06-19-2006, 09:40 AM
#25
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Re: Jeep Wrangler--back end slides out when turning
You still haven't said if you have a locker in the rear end..... If you
do, then you are just too hard on the gas for it. They call lockers
'low side finders'.
To test this, just jack up the rear end and spin one tire. If the tire
on the other side spins the same way, you have a traction device in
there like a locker. If the other tire spins the opposite way, you have
a standard open diff.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
tales wrote:
>
> Tires are 235 with 28 PSI all around. Thanks for the feedback...I'll be
> taking into the shop tomorrow.
do, then you are just too hard on the gas for it. They call lockers
'low side finders'.
To test this, just jack up the rear end and spin one tire. If the tire
on the other side spins the same way, you have a traction device in
there like a locker. If the other tire spins the opposite way, you have
a standard open diff.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
tales wrote:
>
> Tires are 235 with 28 PSI all around. Thanks for the feedback...I'll be
> taking into the shop tomorrow.
06-19-2006, 10:47 PM
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Re: Jeep Wrangler--back end slides out when turning
He said he's running 28 psi all around, whatever is wrong that's not it!
Jeff DeWitt
mabar wrote:
> As Bill and Jerry already said, excess tire pressure is probably the
> problem. If the tires are inflated at too high a pressure, there is very
> little rubber contact with the road, and thus much less traction.
>
> If you give us the size, brand and model tires are you running, folks on
> this newsgroup can tell you the approximate proper tire pressure. Whatever
> you do, do not inflate your tires to the pressure stamped on the side of the
> tire. That is the maximum pressure for that tire, which can be used on many
> vehicles, some much heavier than your Jeep.
>
> Tom
>
> "tales" <tales@dodgeit.com> wrote in message
> news:1150595225.852635.123920@y41g2000cwy.googlegr oups.com...
>
>>I have a 94 Jeep Wrangler. Recently, I've noticed that when I turn, it
>>feels like my back end is sliding out--even when I'm cornering at slow
>>speeds on dry roads.
>>
>>At first I thought I was just imagining it, but recently, when the
>>roads were wet--I spun out at two separate intersections in the middle
>>of the turn as if I were driving on ice--(It was Texas in May!) I know
>>the roads can be slick when it rains for the first time after a dry
>>spell--but at the speed I was traveling it didn't make sense.
>>
>>It's becoming more noticeable--even my passengers comment on it. And
>>now I feel a it on the curves in the road--not just the turns.
>>
>>My tires are fine, and I'm paying close attention to how/when I
>>accelerate.
>>
>>Any ideas on what it could be?
>>
>
>
>
Jeff DeWitt
mabar wrote:
> As Bill and Jerry already said, excess tire pressure is probably the
> problem. If the tires are inflated at too high a pressure, there is very
> little rubber contact with the road, and thus much less traction.
>
> If you give us the size, brand and model tires are you running, folks on
> this newsgroup can tell you the approximate proper tire pressure. Whatever
> you do, do not inflate your tires to the pressure stamped on the side of the
> tire. That is the maximum pressure for that tire, which can be used on many
> vehicles, some much heavier than your Jeep.
>
> Tom
>
> "tales" <tales@dodgeit.com> wrote in message
> news:1150595225.852635.123920@y41g2000cwy.googlegr oups.com...
>
>>I have a 94 Jeep Wrangler. Recently, I've noticed that when I turn, it
>>feels like my back end is sliding out--even when I'm cornering at slow
>>speeds on dry roads.
>>
>>At first I thought I was just imagining it, but recently, when the
>>roads were wet--I spun out at two separate intersections in the middle
>>of the turn as if I were driving on ice--(It was Texas in May!) I know
>>the roads can be slick when it rains for the first time after a dry
>>spell--but at the speed I was traveling it didn't make sense.
>>
>>It's becoming more noticeable--even my passengers comment on it. And
>>now I feel a it on the curves in the road--not just the turns.
>>
>>My tires are fine, and I'm paying close attention to how/when I
>>accelerate.
>>
>>Any ideas on what it could be?
>>
>
>
>
06-19-2006, 10:47 PM
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Re: Jeep Wrangler--back end slides out when turning
He said he's running 28 psi all around, whatever is wrong that's not it!
Jeff DeWitt
mabar wrote:
> As Bill and Jerry already said, excess tire pressure is probably the
> problem. If the tires are inflated at too high a pressure, there is very
> little rubber contact with the road, and thus much less traction.
>
> If you give us the size, brand and model tires are you running, folks on
> this newsgroup can tell you the approximate proper tire pressure. Whatever
> you do, do not inflate your tires to the pressure stamped on the side of the
> tire. That is the maximum pressure for that tire, which can be used on many
> vehicles, some much heavier than your Jeep.
>
> Tom
>
> "tales" <tales@dodgeit.com> wrote in message
> news:1150595225.852635.123920@y41g2000cwy.googlegr oups.com...
>
>>I have a 94 Jeep Wrangler. Recently, I've noticed that when I turn, it
>>feels like my back end is sliding out--even when I'm cornering at slow
>>speeds on dry roads.
>>
>>At first I thought I was just imagining it, but recently, when the
>>roads were wet--I spun out at two separate intersections in the middle
>>of the turn as if I were driving on ice--(It was Texas in May!) I know
>>the roads can be slick when it rains for the first time after a dry
>>spell--but at the speed I was traveling it didn't make sense.
>>
>>It's becoming more noticeable--even my passengers comment on it. And
>>now I feel a it on the curves in the road--not just the turns.
>>
>>My tires are fine, and I'm paying close attention to how/when I
>>accelerate.
>>
>>Any ideas on what it could be?
>>
>
>
>
Jeff DeWitt
mabar wrote:
> As Bill and Jerry already said, excess tire pressure is probably the
> problem. If the tires are inflated at too high a pressure, there is very
> little rubber contact with the road, and thus much less traction.
>
> If you give us the size, brand and model tires are you running, folks on
> this newsgroup can tell you the approximate proper tire pressure. Whatever
> you do, do not inflate your tires to the pressure stamped on the side of the
> tire. That is the maximum pressure for that tire, which can be used on many
> vehicles, some much heavier than your Jeep.
>
> Tom
>
> "tales" <tales@dodgeit.com> wrote in message
> news:1150595225.852635.123920@y41g2000cwy.googlegr oups.com...
>
>>I have a 94 Jeep Wrangler. Recently, I've noticed that when I turn, it
>>feels like my back end is sliding out--even when I'm cornering at slow
>>speeds on dry roads.
>>
>>At first I thought I was just imagining it, but recently, when the
>>roads were wet--I spun out at two separate intersections in the middle
>>of the turn as if I were driving on ice--(It was Texas in May!) I know
>>the roads can be slick when it rains for the first time after a dry
>>spell--but at the speed I was traveling it didn't make sense.
>>
>>It's becoming more noticeable--even my passengers comment on it. And
>>now I feel a it on the curves in the road--not just the turns.
>>
>>My tires are fine, and I'm paying close attention to how/when I
>>accelerate.
>>
>>Any ideas on what it could be?
>>
>
>
>
06-19-2006, 10:47 PM
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Re: Jeep Wrangler--back end slides out when turning
He said he's running 28 psi all around, whatever is wrong that's not it!
Jeff DeWitt
mabar wrote:
> As Bill and Jerry already said, excess tire pressure is probably the
> problem. If the tires are inflated at too high a pressure, there is very
> little rubber contact with the road, and thus much less traction.
>
> If you give us the size, brand and model tires are you running, folks on
> this newsgroup can tell you the approximate proper tire pressure. Whatever
> you do, do not inflate your tires to the pressure stamped on the side of the
> tire. That is the maximum pressure for that tire, which can be used on many
> vehicles, some much heavier than your Jeep.
>
> Tom
>
> "tales" <tales@dodgeit.com> wrote in message
> news:1150595225.852635.123920@y41g2000cwy.googlegr oups.com...
>
>>I have a 94 Jeep Wrangler. Recently, I've noticed that when I turn, it
>>feels like my back end is sliding out--even when I'm cornering at slow
>>speeds on dry roads.
>>
>>At first I thought I was just imagining it, but recently, when the
>>roads were wet--I spun out at two separate intersections in the middle
>>of the turn as if I were driving on ice--(It was Texas in May!) I know
>>the roads can be slick when it rains for the first time after a dry
>>spell--but at the speed I was traveling it didn't make sense.
>>
>>It's becoming more noticeable--even my passengers comment on it. And
>>now I feel a it on the curves in the road--not just the turns.
>>
>>My tires are fine, and I'm paying close attention to how/when I
>>accelerate.
>>
>>Any ideas on what it could be?
>>
>
>
>
Jeff DeWitt
mabar wrote:
> As Bill and Jerry already said, excess tire pressure is probably the
> problem. If the tires are inflated at too high a pressure, there is very
> little rubber contact with the road, and thus much less traction.
>
> If you give us the size, brand and model tires are you running, folks on
> this newsgroup can tell you the approximate proper tire pressure. Whatever
> you do, do not inflate your tires to the pressure stamped on the side of the
> tire. That is the maximum pressure for that tire, which can be used on many
> vehicles, some much heavier than your Jeep.
>
> Tom
>
> "tales" <tales@dodgeit.com> wrote in message
> news:1150595225.852635.123920@y41g2000cwy.googlegr oups.com...
>
>>I have a 94 Jeep Wrangler. Recently, I've noticed that when I turn, it
>>feels like my back end is sliding out--even when I'm cornering at slow
>>speeds on dry roads.
>>
>>At first I thought I was just imagining it, but recently, when the
>>roads were wet--I spun out at two separate intersections in the middle
>>of the turn as if I were driving on ice--(It was Texas in May!) I know
>>the roads can be slick when it rains for the first time after a dry
>>spell--but at the speed I was traveling it didn't make sense.
>>
>>It's becoming more noticeable--even my passengers comment on it. And
>>now I feel a it on the curves in the road--not just the turns.
>>
>>My tires are fine, and I'm paying close attention to how/when I
>>accelerate.
>>
>>Any ideas on what it could be?
>>
>
>
>
06-20-2006, 12:20 AM
#29
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Re: Jeep Wrangler--back end slides out when turning
Sorry for the rare top post, but:
Are your rear wheels locking up? Could be that you need some limited
slip additive in your rear end. After rebuilding the rear end on my 91
XJ, the wheels would sometimes lock up on turns (after things got fully
heated up). Back to the dealer that did the work, and they added a touch
more additive and things have been fine ever since.
Regards,
DAve
Jeff DeWitt wrote:
> He said he's running 28 psi all around, whatever is wrong that's not it!
>
> Jeff DeWitt
>
> mabar wrote:
>> As Bill and Jerry already said, excess tire pressure is probably the
>> problem. If the tires are inflated at too high a pressure, there is very
>> little rubber contact with the road, and thus much less traction.
>>
>> If you give us the size, brand and model tires are you running, folks on
>> this newsgroup can tell you the approximate proper tire pressure.
>> Whatever
>> you do, do not inflate your tires to the pressure stamped on the side
>> of the
>> tire. That is the maximum pressure for that tire, which can be used on
>> many
>> vehicles, some much heavier than your Jeep.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> "tales" <tales@dodgeit.com> wrote in message
>> news:1150595225.852635.123920@y41g2000cwy.googlegr oups.com...
>>
>>> I have a 94 Jeep Wrangler. Recently, I've noticed that when I turn, it
>>> feels like my back end is sliding out--even when I'm cornering at slow
>>> speeds on dry roads.
>>>
>>> At first I thought I was just imagining it, but recently, when the
>>> roads were wet--I spun out at two separate intersections in the middle
>>> of the turn as if I were driving on ice--(It was Texas in May!) I know
>>> the roads can be slick when it rains for the first time after a dry
>>> spell--but at the speed I was traveling it didn't make sense.
>>>
>>> It's becoming more noticeable--even my passengers comment on it. And
>>> now I feel a it on the curves in the road--not just the turns.
>>>
>>> My tires are fine, and I'm paying close attention to how/when I
>>> accelerate.
>>>
>>> Any ideas on what it could be?
>>>
>>
>>
>>
Are your rear wheels locking up? Could be that you need some limited
slip additive in your rear end. After rebuilding the rear end on my 91
XJ, the wheels would sometimes lock up on turns (after things got fully
heated up). Back to the dealer that did the work, and they added a touch
more additive and things have been fine ever since.
Regards,
DAve
Jeff DeWitt wrote:
> He said he's running 28 psi all around, whatever is wrong that's not it!
>
> Jeff DeWitt
>
> mabar wrote:
>> As Bill and Jerry already said, excess tire pressure is probably the
>> problem. If the tires are inflated at too high a pressure, there is very
>> little rubber contact with the road, and thus much less traction.
>>
>> If you give us the size, brand and model tires are you running, folks on
>> this newsgroup can tell you the approximate proper tire pressure.
>> Whatever
>> you do, do not inflate your tires to the pressure stamped on the side
>> of the
>> tire. That is the maximum pressure for that tire, which can be used on
>> many
>> vehicles, some much heavier than your Jeep.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> "tales" <tales@dodgeit.com> wrote in message
>> news:1150595225.852635.123920@y41g2000cwy.googlegr oups.com...
>>
>>> I have a 94 Jeep Wrangler. Recently, I've noticed that when I turn, it
>>> feels like my back end is sliding out--even when I'm cornering at slow
>>> speeds on dry roads.
>>>
>>> At first I thought I was just imagining it, but recently, when the
>>> roads were wet--I spun out at two separate intersections in the middle
>>> of the turn as if I were driving on ice--(It was Texas in May!) I know
>>> the roads can be slick when it rains for the first time after a dry
>>> spell--but at the speed I was traveling it didn't make sense.
>>>
>>> It's becoming more noticeable--even my passengers comment on it. And
>>> now I feel a it on the curves in the road--not just the turns.
>>>
>>> My tires are fine, and I'm paying close attention to how/when I
>>> accelerate.
>>>
>>> Any ideas on what it could be?
>>>
>>
>>
>>
06-20-2006, 12:20 AM
#30
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Jeep Wrangler--back end slides out when turning
Sorry for the rare top post, but:
Are your rear wheels locking up? Could be that you need some limited
slip additive in your rear end. After rebuilding the rear end on my 91
XJ, the wheels would sometimes lock up on turns (after things got fully
heated up). Back to the dealer that did the work, and they added a touch
more additive and things have been fine ever since.
Regards,
DAve
Jeff DeWitt wrote:
> He said he's running 28 psi all around, whatever is wrong that's not it!
>
> Jeff DeWitt
>
> mabar wrote:
>> As Bill and Jerry already said, excess tire pressure is probably the
>> problem. If the tires are inflated at too high a pressure, there is very
>> little rubber contact with the road, and thus much less traction.
>>
>> If you give us the size, brand and model tires are you running, folks on
>> this newsgroup can tell you the approximate proper tire pressure.
>> Whatever
>> you do, do not inflate your tires to the pressure stamped on the side
>> of the
>> tire. That is the maximum pressure for that tire, which can be used on
>> many
>> vehicles, some much heavier than your Jeep.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> "tales" <tales@dodgeit.com> wrote in message
>> news:1150595225.852635.123920@y41g2000cwy.googlegr oups.com...
>>
>>> I have a 94 Jeep Wrangler. Recently, I've noticed that when I turn, it
>>> feels like my back end is sliding out--even when I'm cornering at slow
>>> speeds on dry roads.
>>>
>>> At first I thought I was just imagining it, but recently, when the
>>> roads were wet--I spun out at two separate intersections in the middle
>>> of the turn as if I were driving on ice--(It was Texas in May!) I know
>>> the roads can be slick when it rains for the first time after a dry
>>> spell--but at the speed I was traveling it didn't make sense.
>>>
>>> It's becoming more noticeable--even my passengers comment on it. And
>>> now I feel a it on the curves in the road--not just the turns.
>>>
>>> My tires are fine, and I'm paying close attention to how/when I
>>> accelerate.
>>>
>>> Any ideas on what it could be?
>>>
>>
>>
>>
Are your rear wheels locking up? Could be that you need some limited
slip additive in your rear end. After rebuilding the rear end on my 91
XJ, the wheels would sometimes lock up on turns (after things got fully
heated up). Back to the dealer that did the work, and they added a touch
more additive and things have been fine ever since.
Regards,
DAve
Jeff DeWitt wrote:
> He said he's running 28 psi all around, whatever is wrong that's not it!
>
> Jeff DeWitt
>
> mabar wrote:
>> As Bill and Jerry already said, excess tire pressure is probably the
>> problem. If the tires are inflated at too high a pressure, there is very
>> little rubber contact with the road, and thus much less traction.
>>
>> If you give us the size, brand and model tires are you running, folks on
>> this newsgroup can tell you the approximate proper tire pressure.
>> Whatever
>> you do, do not inflate your tires to the pressure stamped on the side
>> of the
>> tire. That is the maximum pressure for that tire, which can be used on
>> many
>> vehicles, some much heavier than your Jeep.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> "tales" <tales@dodgeit.com> wrote in message
>> news:1150595225.852635.123920@y41g2000cwy.googlegr oups.com...
>>
>>> I have a 94 Jeep Wrangler. Recently, I've noticed that when I turn, it
>>> feels like my back end is sliding out--even when I'm cornering at slow
>>> speeds on dry roads.
>>>
>>> At first I thought I was just imagining it, but recently, when the
>>> roads were wet--I spun out at two separate intersections in the middle
>>> of the turn as if I were driving on ice--(It was Texas in May!) I know
>>> the roads can be slick when it rains for the first time after a dry
>>> spell--but at the speed I was traveling it didn't make sense.
>>>
>>> It's becoming more noticeable--even my passengers comment on it. And
>>> now I feel a it on the curves in the road--not just the turns.
>>>
>>> My tires are fine, and I'm paying close attention to how/when I
>>> accelerate.
>>>
>>> Any ideas on what it could be?
>>>
>>
>>
>>