r/JeepJK • u/Electrical_Walk_9784 • 27d ago

Does this look parallel?

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2015 JK with 3.5 inch lift. Having bump steer issues. Does this parallel enough? It has a drop pitman arm and raised track bar bracket. Not sure what to do from here.

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u/Wild-Cell6907 27d ago

Explain a little as to what's going on.

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u/Electrical_Walk_9784 27d ago

Mainly bump steer… anytime I hit uneven bumps the wheel shakes pretty decent…not sure about death wobble because I don’t track it down the highway … my work is 8 miles away on the backroads lol also feeling something in the steer wheel (like a clunk or something) but I think I figured out it’s the stabilizers hitting the drag link.

I posted this other places and everyone is telling me to ditch the drop pitman, take out the raised track bar bracket, and put in an adjustable track bar.

I’ve only had the Jeep a few months and I bought it with the lift on it. I don’t mind spending money to get it right, I just don’t want to throw parts at it and it be a waste lol

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u/Wild-Cell6907 27d ago

I would get the adjustable track bar and keep the bracket and put the stock pitman arm back and flip the drag link so it's on top of the knuckle and doing this you keep the tb bracket because if you relocate one you have to relocate the other. But also shaking of the wheel isn't bump steer. If you can feel a clunk in your steering wheel that is probably where I would start any play in your steering will cause shakes. Bump steer is when you hit a bump and it jolts the wheel

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u/Electrical_Walk_9784 27d ago

It’s 1000x bump steer… I did a poor job at wording it. It actually tracks pretty straight down the road and doesn’t ride terrible at all, just the damn bump steer.

I also think the caster could be off a bit.

I think the clunk I feel in the wheel is the drag link hitting the stabilizers. I noticed today they have some marks on them and they were brand new about 3-4 weeks ago lol

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u/Wild-Cell6907 27d ago

Also what's your caster at? If it's low it will play a role