New LIFT: Impressions
 

Just got my 83 CJ7 back from getting a new skyjacker 2.5 inch lift and new
steering stabilizer. The jeep had a 2 inch body lift on it. Also put 10 inch
wheels with 33 x 13.5 superswamper TSLs on it. Before it had shocks that
were shot, bushings that were falling apart, and 31 inch tires with 8 in
wheels. Also before, it had a bad vibration at around 50-60 mph.
Also,...with 4 inches of lift...they didn't think it was necessary to
replace the pitman arm,...or adjust the transfer case...is this cool or
not?!?

Now....my first impression was a low growl "seemingly" coming from up front
like a bearing going out?!?! This only happens at slow speeds. These tires
are actually very very quite compared to BFG MTs I had on another jeep.
Anyway...my second impression was a bit of wandering that the jeep never
had! On the highway there is also a bit of death wobble....slight back and
forth motion. I'm a bit afraid to take it over 65. The next....and most
horrendous part....that shake I had....it's 10 times worse...only this time
it happens between 45-55 mph! And I mean it shakes the HELL out of me.

So my questions are....where is this shake coming from? U joints??? It's got
a bad transmission mount/motor mounts but I doubt this is the problem. And
what can I do about the wandering??? It's got all new body mount bushings,
New shackles and bushings, new shocks, steering stabilizer. What is up with
this?!?!
All in all the ride is very very smooth over bumps etc. But I've got tons
more rattles, wander characteristics, and a more pronounced shake!

Thanks!
Allen

Re: New LIFT: Impressions
 

Ok, time to pontificate. NEVER install a lift and larger tires without
correcting things like bad motor mounts, driveline angles, alignment, etc.
You;re just asking for trouble, from the death and injury type, to simply
being disappointed.

With a 2.5" lift you won;t need to drop the pitman, 4", yes you will. Also,
on a CJ7 with a 2.5" lift you may be able to get away with not dropping the
t-case, it's simply a matter of correcting the angles . (Did they shim the
rear axle?)

As for the shake, get it aligned and see what the caster angle is in front,
plus recheck the tire balance and wheel runout. This doesn't sound right and
it SURE doesn't sound safe.



<ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:epZnb.93872$uJ2.2171@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> Just got my 83 CJ7 back from getting a new skyjacker 2.5 inch lift and new
> steering stabilizer. The jeep had a 2 inch body lift on it. Also put 10
inch
> wheels with 33 x 13.5 superswamper TSLs on it. Before it had shocks that
> were shot, bushings that were falling apart, and 31 inch tires with 8 in
> wheels. Also before, it had a bad vibration at around 50-60 mph.
> Also,...with 4 inches of lift...they didn't think it was necessary to
> replace the pitman arm,...or adjust the transfer case...is this cool or
> not?!?
>
> Now....my first impression was a low growl "seemingly" coming from up
front
> like a bearing going out?!?! This only happens at slow speeds. These tires
> are actually very very quite compared to BFG MTs I had on another jeep.
> Anyway...my second impression was a bit of wandering that the jeep never
> had! On the highway there is also a bit of death wobble....slight back and
> forth motion. I'm a bit afraid to take it over 65. The next....and most
> horrendous part....that shake I had....it's 10 times worse...only this
time
> it happens between 45-55 mph! And I mean it shakes the HELL out of me.
>
> So my questions are....where is this shake coming from? U joints??? It's
got
> a bad transmission mount/motor mounts but I doubt this is the problem. And
> what can I do about the wandering??? It's got all new body mount bushings,
> New shackles and bushings, new shocks, steering stabilizer. What is up
with
> this?!?!
> All in all the ride is very very smooth over bumps etc. But I've got tons
> more rattles, wander characteristics, and a more pronounced shake!
>
> Thanks!
> Allen
>
>
>

Re: New LIFT: Impressions
 

Ok, time to pontificate. NEVER install a lift and larger tires without
correcting things like bad motor mounts, driveline angles, alignment, etc.
You;re just asking for trouble, from the death and injury type, to simply
being disappointed.

With a 2.5" lift you won;t need to drop the pitman, 4", yes you will. Also,
on a CJ7 with a 2.5" lift you may be able to get away with not dropping the
t-case, it's simply a matter of correcting the angles . (Did they shim the
rear axle?)

As for the shake, get it aligned and see what the caster angle is in front,
plus recheck the tire balance and wheel runout. This doesn't sound right and
it SURE doesn't sound safe.



<ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:epZnb.93872$uJ2.2171@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> Just got my 83 CJ7 back from getting a new skyjacker 2.5 inch lift and new
> steering stabilizer. The jeep had a 2 inch body lift on it. Also put 10
inch
> wheels with 33 x 13.5 superswamper TSLs on it. Before it had shocks that
> were shot, bushings that were falling apart, and 31 inch tires with 8 in
> wheels. Also before, it had a bad vibration at around 50-60 mph.
> Also,...with 4 inches of lift...they didn't think it was necessary to
> replace the pitman arm,...or adjust the transfer case...is this cool or
> not?!?
>
> Now....my first impression was a low growl "seemingly" coming from up
front
> like a bearing going out?!?! This only happens at slow speeds. These tires
> are actually very very quite compared to BFG MTs I had on another jeep.
> Anyway...my second impression was a bit of wandering that the jeep never
> had! On the highway there is also a bit of death wobble....slight back and
> forth motion. I'm a bit afraid to take it over 65. The next....and most
> horrendous part....that shake I had....it's 10 times worse...only this
time
> it happens between 45-55 mph! And I mean it shakes the HELL out of me.
>
> So my questions are....where is this shake coming from? U joints??? It's
got
> a bad transmission mount/motor mounts but I doubt this is the problem. And
> what can I do about the wandering??? It's got all new body mount bushings,
> New shackles and bushings, new shocks, steering stabilizer. What is up
with
> this?!?!
> All in all the ride is very very smooth over bumps etc. But I've got tons
> more rattles, wander characteristics, and a more pronounced shake!
>
> Thanks!
> Allen
>
>
>

Re: New LIFT: Impressions
 

Ok, time to pontificate. NEVER install a lift and larger tires without
correcting things like bad motor mounts, driveline angles, alignment, etc.
You;re just asking for trouble, from the death and injury type, to simply
being disappointed.

With a 2.5" lift you won;t need to drop the pitman, 4", yes you will. Also,
on a CJ7 with a 2.5" lift you may be able to get away with not dropping the
t-case, it's simply a matter of correcting the angles . (Did they shim the
rear axle?)

As for the shake, get it aligned and see what the caster angle is in front,
plus recheck the tire balance and wheel runout. This doesn't sound right and
it SURE doesn't sound safe.



<ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:epZnb.93872$uJ2.2171@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> Just got my 83 CJ7 back from getting a new skyjacker 2.5 inch lift and new
> steering stabilizer. The jeep had a 2 inch body lift on it. Also put 10
inch
> wheels with 33 x 13.5 superswamper TSLs on it. Before it had shocks that
> were shot, bushings that were falling apart, and 31 inch tires with 8 in
> wheels. Also before, it had a bad vibration at around 50-60 mph.
> Also,...with 4 inches of lift...they didn't think it was necessary to
> replace the pitman arm,...or adjust the transfer case...is this cool or
> not?!?
>
> Now....my first impression was a low growl "seemingly" coming from up
front
> like a bearing going out?!?! This only happens at slow speeds. These tires
> are actually very very quite compared to BFG MTs I had on another jeep.
> Anyway...my second impression was a bit of wandering that the jeep never
> had! On the highway there is also a bit of death wobble....slight back and
> forth motion. I'm a bit afraid to take it over 65. The next....and most
> horrendous part....that shake I had....it's 10 times worse...only this
time
> it happens between 45-55 mph! And I mean it shakes the HELL out of me.
>
> So my questions are....where is this shake coming from? U joints??? It's
got
> a bad transmission mount/motor mounts but I doubt this is the problem. And
> what can I do about the wandering??? It's got all new body mount bushings,
> New shackles and bushings, new shocks, steering stabilizer. What is up
with
> this?!?!
> All in all the ride is very very smooth over bumps etc. But I've got tons
> more rattles, wander characteristics, and a more pronounced shake!
>
> Thanks!
> Allen
>
>
>

Re: New LIFT: Impressions
 

Thanks for the input George. I'm not sure if they shimmed the rear axle or
not...I'm not sure what all that involves or even what it's good for
(laughing). I have a combination of 4 inches of lift with the body
lift...but I'm not sure that has anything really to do with actual
suspension lift...I don't think it does. The tires were just balanced and
wheels/tires are all brand new. It shook before just at different speeds so
I'm inclined to believe it's something else like U joints. The alignment
could be the problem. Also keep in mind it's a YJ tub on a CJ...not sure if
that has anything to do with it. Seems pretty solid.
Thanks again!
Allen

"Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorge@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:bnpouq02g8u@enews1.newsguy.com...
> Ok, time to pontificate. NEVER install a lift and larger tires without
> correcting things like bad motor mounts, driveline angles, alignment, etc.
> You;re just asking for trouble, from the death and injury type, to simply
> being disappointed.
>
> With a 2.5" lift you won;t need to drop the pitman, 4", yes you will.
Also,
> on a CJ7 with a 2.5" lift you may be able to get away with not dropping
the
> t-case, it's simply a matter of correcting the angles . (Did they shim the
> rear axle?)
>
> As for the shake, get it aligned and see what the caster angle is in
front,
> plus recheck the tire balance and wheel runout. This doesn't sound right
and
> it SURE doesn't sound safe.
>
>
>
> <ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:epZnb.93872$uJ2.2171@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> > Just got my 83 CJ7 back from getting a new skyjacker 2.5 inch lift and
new
> > steering stabilizer. The jeep had a 2 inch body lift on it. Also put 10
> inch
> > wheels with 33 x 13.5 superswamper TSLs on it. Before it had shocks that
> > were shot, bushings that were falling apart, and 31 inch tires with 8 in
> > wheels. Also before, it had a bad vibration at around 50-60 mph.
> > Also,...with 4 inches of lift...they didn't think it was necessary to
> > replace the pitman arm,...or adjust the transfer case...is this cool or
> > not?!?
> >
> > Now....my first impression was a low growl "seemingly" coming from up
> front
> > like a bearing going out?!?! This only happens at slow speeds. These
tires
> > are actually very very quite compared to BFG MTs I had on another jeep.
> > Anyway...my second impression was a bit of wandering that the jeep never
> > had! On the highway there is also a bit of death wobble....slight back
and
> > forth motion. I'm a bit afraid to take it over 65. The next....and most
> > horrendous part....that shake I had....it's 10 times worse...only this
> time
> > it happens between 45-55 mph! And I mean it shakes the HELL out of me.
> >
> > So my questions are....where is this shake coming from? U joints??? It's
> got
> > a bad transmission mount/motor mounts but I doubt this is the problem.
And
> > what can I do about the wandering??? It's got all new body mount
bushings,
> > New shackles and bushings, new shocks, steering stabilizer. What is up
> with
> > this?!?!
> > All in all the ride is very very smooth over bumps etc. But I've got
tons
> > more rattles, wander characteristics, and a more pronounced shake!
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Allen
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Re: New LIFT: Impressions
 

Thanks for the input George. I'm not sure if they shimmed the rear axle or
not...I'm not sure what all that involves or even what it's good for
(laughing). I have a combination of 4 inches of lift with the body
lift...but I'm not sure that has anything really to do with actual
suspension lift...I don't think it does. The tires were just balanced and
wheels/tires are all brand new. It shook before just at different speeds so
I'm inclined to believe it's something else like U joints. The alignment
could be the problem. Also keep in mind it's a YJ tub on a CJ...not sure if
that has anything to do with it. Seems pretty solid.
Thanks again!
Allen

"Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorge@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:bnpouq02g8u@enews1.newsguy.com...
> Ok, time to pontificate. NEVER install a lift and larger tires without
> correcting things like bad motor mounts, driveline angles, alignment, etc.
> You;re just asking for trouble, from the death and injury type, to simply
> being disappointed.
>
> With a 2.5" lift you won;t need to drop the pitman, 4", yes you will.
Also,
> on a CJ7 with a 2.5" lift you may be able to get away with not dropping
the
> t-case, it's simply a matter of correcting the angles . (Did they shim the
> rear axle?)
>
> As for the shake, get it aligned and see what the caster angle is in
front,
> plus recheck the tire balance and wheel runout. This doesn't sound right
and
> it SURE doesn't sound safe.
>
>
>
> <ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:epZnb.93872$uJ2.2171@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> > Just got my 83 CJ7 back from getting a new skyjacker 2.5 inch lift and
new
> > steering stabilizer. The jeep had a 2 inch body lift on it. Also put 10
> inch
> > wheels with 33 x 13.5 superswamper TSLs on it. Before it had shocks that
> > were shot, bushings that were falling apart, and 31 inch tires with 8 in
> > wheels. Also before, it had a bad vibration at around 50-60 mph.
> > Also,...with 4 inches of lift...they didn't think it was necessary to
> > replace the pitman arm,...or adjust the transfer case...is this cool or
> > not?!?
> >
> > Now....my first impression was a low growl "seemingly" coming from up
> front
> > like a bearing going out?!?! This only happens at slow speeds. These
tires
> > are actually very very quite compared to BFG MTs I had on another jeep.
> > Anyway...my second impression was a bit of wandering that the jeep never
> > had! On the highway there is also a bit of death wobble....slight back
and
> > forth motion. I'm a bit afraid to take it over 65. The next....and most
> > horrendous part....that shake I had....it's 10 times worse...only this
> time
> > it happens between 45-55 mph! And I mean it shakes the HELL out of me.
> >
> > So my questions are....where is this shake coming from? U joints??? It's
> got
> > a bad transmission mount/motor mounts but I doubt this is the problem.
And
> > what can I do about the wandering??? It's got all new body mount
bushings,
> > New shackles and bushings, new shocks, steering stabilizer. What is up
> with
> > this?!?!
> > All in all the ride is very very smooth over bumps etc. But I've got
tons
> > more rattles, wander characteristics, and a more pronounced shake!
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Allen
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Re: New LIFT: Impressions
 

Thanks for the input George. I'm not sure if they shimmed the rear axle or
not...I'm not sure what all that involves or even what it's good for
(laughing). I have a combination of 4 inches of lift with the body
lift...but I'm not sure that has anything really to do with actual
suspension lift...I don't think it does. The tires were just balanced and
wheels/tires are all brand new. It shook before just at different speeds so
I'm inclined to believe it's something else like U joints. The alignment
could be the problem. Also keep in mind it's a YJ tub on a CJ...not sure if
that has anything to do with it. Seems pretty solid.
Thanks again!
Allen

"Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorge@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:bnpouq02g8u@enews1.newsguy.com...
> Ok, time to pontificate. NEVER install a lift and larger tires without
> correcting things like bad motor mounts, driveline angles, alignment, etc.
> You;re just asking for trouble, from the death and injury type, to simply
> being disappointed.
>
> With a 2.5" lift you won;t need to drop the pitman, 4", yes you will.
Also,
> on a CJ7 with a 2.5" lift you may be able to get away with not dropping
the
> t-case, it's simply a matter of correcting the angles . (Did they shim the
> rear axle?)
>
> As for the shake, get it aligned and see what the caster angle is in
front,
> plus recheck the tire balance and wheel runout. This doesn't sound right
and
> it SURE doesn't sound safe.
>
>
>
> <ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:epZnb.93872$uJ2.2171@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> > Just got my 83 CJ7 back from getting a new skyjacker 2.5 inch lift and
new
> > steering stabilizer. The jeep had a 2 inch body lift on it. Also put 10
> inch
> > wheels with 33 x 13.5 superswamper TSLs on it. Before it had shocks that
> > were shot, bushings that were falling apart, and 31 inch tires with 8 in
> > wheels. Also before, it had a bad vibration at around 50-60 mph.
> > Also,...with 4 inches of lift...they didn't think it was necessary to
> > replace the pitman arm,...or adjust the transfer case...is this cool or
> > not?!?
> >
> > Now....my first impression was a low growl "seemingly" coming from up
> front
> > like a bearing going out?!?! This only happens at slow speeds. These
tires
> > are actually very very quite compared to BFG MTs I had on another jeep.
> > Anyway...my second impression was a bit of wandering that the jeep never
> > had! On the highway there is also a bit of death wobble....slight back
and
> > forth motion. I'm a bit afraid to take it over 65. The next....and most
> > horrendous part....that shake I had....it's 10 times worse...only this
> time
> > it happens between 45-55 mph! And I mean it shakes the HELL out of me.
> >
> > So my questions are....where is this shake coming from? U joints??? It's
> got
> > a bad transmission mount/motor mounts but I doubt this is the problem.
And
> > what can I do about the wandering??? It's got all new body mount
bushings,
> > New shackles and bushings, new shocks, steering stabilizer. What is up
> with
> > this?!?!
> > All in all the ride is very very smooth over bumps etc. But I've got
tons
> > more rattles, wander characteristics, and a more pronounced shake!
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Allen
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Re: New LIFT: Impressions
 

No sweat. There are a lot of factors here that should be run down one at a
time. (BTW, the body lift won't directly affect what you're describing.)
<ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:46_nb.94044$uJ2.66086@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> Thanks for the input George. I'm not sure if they shimmed the rear axle or
> not...I'm not sure what all that involves or even what it's good for
> (laughing). I have a combination of 4 inches of lift with the body
> lift...but I'm not sure that has anything really to do with actual
> suspension lift...I don't think it does. The tires were just balanced and
> wheels/tires are all brand new. It shook before just at different speeds
so
> I'm inclined to believe it's something else like U joints. The alignment
> could be the problem. Also keep in mind it's a YJ tub on a CJ...not sure
if
> that has anything to do with it. Seems pretty solid.
> Thanks again!
> Allen
>
> "Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorge@frontier.net> wrote in message
> news:bnpouq02g8u@enews1.newsguy.com...
> > Ok, time to pontificate. NEVER install a lift and larger tires without
> > correcting things like bad motor mounts, driveline angles, alignment,
etc.
> > You;re just asking for trouble, from the death and injury type, to
simply
> > being disappointed.
> >
> > With a 2.5" lift you won;t need to drop the pitman, 4", yes you will.
> Also,
> > on a CJ7 with a 2.5" lift you may be able to get away with not dropping
> the
> > t-case, it's simply a matter of correcting the angles . (Did they shim
the
> > rear axle?)
> >
> > As for the shake, get it aligned and see what the caster angle is in
> front,
> > plus recheck the tire balance and wheel runout. This doesn't sound right
> and
> > it SURE doesn't sound safe.
> >
> >
> >
> > <ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
> > news:epZnb.93872$uJ2.2171@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> > > Just got my 83 CJ7 back from getting a new skyjacker 2.5 inch lift and
> new
> > > steering stabilizer. The jeep had a 2 inch body lift on it. Also put
10
> > inch
> > > wheels with 33 x 13.5 superswamper TSLs on it. Before it had shocks
that
> > > were shot, bushings that were falling apart, and 31 inch tires with 8
in
> > > wheels. Also before, it had a bad vibration at around 50-60 mph.
> > > Also,...with 4 inches of lift...they didn't think it was necessary to
> > > replace the pitman arm,...or adjust the transfer case...is this cool
or
> > > not?!?
> > >
> > > Now....my first impression was a low growl "seemingly" coming from up
> > front
> > > like a bearing going out?!?! This only happens at slow speeds. These
> tires
> > > are actually very very quite compared to BFG MTs I had on another
jeep.
> > > Anyway...my second impression was a bit of wandering that the jeep
never
> > > had! On the highway there is also a bit of death wobble....slight back
> and
> > > forth motion. I'm a bit afraid to take it over 65. The next....and
most
> > > horrendous part....that shake I had....it's 10 times worse...only this
> > time
> > > it happens between 45-55 mph! And I mean it shakes the HELL out of me.
> > >
> > > So my questions are....where is this shake coming from? U joints???
It's
> > got
> > > a bad transmission mount/motor mounts but I doubt this is the problem.
> And
> > > what can I do about the wandering??? It's got all new body mount
> bushings,
> > > New shackles and bushings, new shocks, steering stabilizer. What is up
> > with
> > > this?!?!
> > > All in all the ride is very very smooth over bumps etc. But I've got
> tons
> > > more rattles, wander characteristics, and a more pronounced shake!
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > > Allen
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Re: New LIFT: Impressions
 

No sweat. There are a lot of factors here that should be run down one at a
time. (BTW, the body lift won't directly affect what you're describing.)
<ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:46_nb.94044$uJ2.66086@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> Thanks for the input George. I'm not sure if they shimmed the rear axle or
> not...I'm not sure what all that involves or even what it's good for
> (laughing). I have a combination of 4 inches of lift with the body
> lift...but I'm not sure that has anything really to do with actual
> suspension lift...I don't think it does. The tires were just balanced and
> wheels/tires are all brand new. It shook before just at different speeds
so
> I'm inclined to believe it's something else like U joints. The alignment
> could be the problem. Also keep in mind it's a YJ tub on a CJ...not sure
if
> that has anything to do with it. Seems pretty solid.
> Thanks again!
> Allen
>
> "Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorge@frontier.net> wrote in message
> news:bnpouq02g8u@enews1.newsguy.com...
> > Ok, time to pontificate. NEVER install a lift and larger tires without
> > correcting things like bad motor mounts, driveline angles, alignment,
etc.
> > You;re just asking for trouble, from the death and injury type, to
simply
> > being disappointed.
> >
> > With a 2.5" lift you won;t need to drop the pitman, 4", yes you will.
> Also,
> > on a CJ7 with a 2.5" lift you may be able to get away with not dropping
> the
> > t-case, it's simply a matter of correcting the angles . (Did they shim
the
> > rear axle?)
> >
> > As for the shake, get it aligned and see what the caster angle is in
> front,
> > plus recheck the tire balance and wheel runout. This doesn't sound right
> and
> > it SURE doesn't sound safe.
> >
> >
> >
> > <ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
> > news:epZnb.93872$uJ2.2171@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> > > Just got my 83 CJ7 back from getting a new skyjacker 2.5 inch lift and
> new
> > > steering stabilizer. The jeep had a 2 inch body lift on it. Also put
10
> > inch
> > > wheels with 33 x 13.5 superswamper TSLs on it. Before it had shocks
that
> > > were shot, bushings that were falling apart, and 31 inch tires with 8
in
> > > wheels. Also before, it had a bad vibration at around 50-60 mph.
> > > Also,...with 4 inches of lift...they didn't think it was necessary to
> > > replace the pitman arm,...or adjust the transfer case...is this cool
or
> > > not?!?
> > >
> > > Now....my first impression was a low growl "seemingly" coming from up
> > front
> > > like a bearing going out?!?! This only happens at slow speeds. These
> tires
> > > are actually very very quite compared to BFG MTs I had on another
jeep.
> > > Anyway...my second impression was a bit of wandering that the jeep
never
> > > had! On the highway there is also a bit of death wobble....slight back
> and
> > > forth motion. I'm a bit afraid to take it over 65. The next....and
most
> > > horrendous part....that shake I had....it's 10 times worse...only this
> > time
> > > it happens between 45-55 mph! And I mean it shakes the HELL out of me.
> > >
> > > So my questions are....where is this shake coming from? U joints???
It's
> > got
> > > a bad transmission mount/motor mounts but I doubt this is the problem.
> And
> > > what can I do about the wandering??? It's got all new body mount
> bushings,
> > > New shackles and bushings, new shocks, steering stabilizer. What is up
> > with
> > > this?!?!
> > > All in all the ride is very very smooth over bumps etc. But I've got
> tons
> > > more rattles, wander characteristics, and a more pronounced shake!
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > > Allen
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Re: New LIFT: Impressions
 

No sweat. There are a lot of factors here that should be run down one at a
time. (BTW, the body lift won't directly affect what you're describing.)
<ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:46_nb.94044$uJ2.66086@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> Thanks for the input George. I'm not sure if they shimmed the rear axle or
> not...I'm not sure what all that involves or even what it's good for
> (laughing). I have a combination of 4 inches of lift with the body
> lift...but I'm not sure that has anything really to do with actual
> suspension lift...I don't think it does. The tires were just balanced and
> wheels/tires are all brand new. It shook before just at different speeds
so
> I'm inclined to believe it's something else like U joints. The alignment
> could be the problem. Also keep in mind it's a YJ tub on a CJ...not sure
if
> that has anything to do with it. Seems pretty solid.
> Thanks again!
> Allen
>
> "Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorge@frontier.net> wrote in message
> news:bnpouq02g8u@enews1.newsguy.com...
> > Ok, time to pontificate. NEVER install a lift and larger tires without
> > correcting things like bad motor mounts, driveline angles, alignment,
etc.
> > You;re just asking for trouble, from the death and injury type, to
simply
> > being disappointed.
> >
> > With a 2.5" lift you won;t need to drop the pitman, 4", yes you will.
> Also,
> > on a CJ7 with a 2.5" lift you may be able to get away with not dropping
> the
> > t-case, it's simply a matter of correcting the angles . (Did they shim
the
> > rear axle?)
> >
> > As for the shake, get it aligned and see what the caster angle is in
> front,
> > plus recheck the tire balance and wheel runout. This doesn't sound right
> and
> > it SURE doesn't sound safe.
> >
> >
> >
> > <ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
> > news:epZnb.93872$uJ2.2171@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> > > Just got my 83 CJ7 back from getting a new skyjacker 2.5 inch lift and
> new
> > > steering stabilizer. The jeep had a 2 inch body lift on it. Also put
10
> > inch
> > > wheels with 33 x 13.5 superswamper TSLs on it. Before it had shocks
that
> > > were shot, bushings that were falling apart, and 31 inch tires with 8
in
> > > wheels. Also before, it had a bad vibration at around 50-60 mph.
> > > Also,...with 4 inches of lift...they didn't think it was necessary to
> > > replace the pitman arm,...or adjust the transfer case...is this cool
or
> > > not?!?
> > >
> > > Now....my first impression was a low growl "seemingly" coming from up
> > front
> > > like a bearing going out?!?! This only happens at slow speeds. These
> tires
> > > are actually very very quite compared to BFG MTs I had on another
jeep.
> > > Anyway...my second impression was a bit of wandering that the jeep
never
> > > had! On the highway there is also a bit of death wobble....slight back
> and
> > > forth motion. I'm a bit afraid to take it over 65. The next....and
most
> > > horrendous part....that shake I had....it's 10 times worse...only this
> > time
> > > it happens between 45-55 mph! And I mean it shakes the HELL out of me.
> > >
> > > So my questions are....where is this shake coming from? U joints???
It's
> > got
> > > a bad transmission mount/motor mounts but I doubt this is the problem.
> And
> > > what can I do about the wandering??? It's got all new body mount
> bushings,
> > > New shackles and bushings, new shocks, steering stabilizer. What is up
> > with
> > > this?!?!
> > > All in all the ride is very very smooth over bumps etc. But I've got
> tons
> > > more rattles, wander characteristics, and a more pronounced shake!
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > > Allen
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>