TJ having a worsening "shimmy" problem
12-12-2006, 07:28 PM
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Re: TJ having a worsening "shimmy" problem
Thanks.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
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silberj wrote:
>
> UPDATE!!
> Ok, got it fixed. I am now a smarter jeep owner and learned a lot
> through this experience. I took it to a specialty 4WD shop and here's
> what they found. Apparently, when the lift was put on, it was done half
> *** and kind of jury rigged, notice I say kind of. The rear arms top
> bushings were completely gone, and after they came off, the other ends
> were frozen up, so replaced those. It turns out that the front uppers
> were stock, i.e. not adjustable, so you can imagine how assed up that
> was. needless to say, those got replaced by adjustable uppers. All of
> that to the tune of a little over $500. Also found that on my front
> springs, there are spacers at the top, where there are none on the
> back. Apparently this was done to level the vehicle off. It looks level
> now, I left the spacers alone. At any rate, it drives like a champ now,
> and I appreciate all the help and feedback I got from all of you.
> Thanks!!!
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
silberj wrote:
>
> UPDATE!!
> Ok, got it fixed. I am now a smarter jeep owner and learned a lot
> through this experience. I took it to a specialty 4WD shop and here's
> what they found. Apparently, when the lift was put on, it was done half
> *** and kind of jury rigged, notice I say kind of. The rear arms top
> bushings were completely gone, and after they came off, the other ends
> were frozen up, so replaced those. It turns out that the front uppers
> were stock, i.e. not adjustable, so you can imagine how assed up that
> was. needless to say, those got replaced by adjustable uppers. All of
> that to the tune of a little over $500. Also found that on my front
> springs, there are spacers at the top, where there are none on the
> back. Apparently this was done to level the vehicle off. It looks level
> now, I left the spacers alone. At any rate, it drives like a champ now,
> and I appreciate all the help and feedback I got from all of you.
> Thanks!!!
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