So ever since I bought my TJ its felt really wobbly (not at speed, not death wobble), just like floppy and loose over bumps and around corners. I still have never been in another TJ so have no idea what they're supposed to feel like haha. Bought the only one I could get my hands on where I lived at the time. Got a great price and was never meant to be a daily driver anyway.
So yeah I got the thing cheap and knew I'd be in for some work, and am finally getting around to it. This is what i've noticed whilst driving:
-Bounces a bit after a corner
-Rolls into and out of corners a lot
-Theres a loud audible click from the passenger side front corner on any bumpy cornering (any ideas what this could be??)
-Rattles and bounces unevenly going over bumps
This is what I've noticed while having a look and a feel underneath the tj:
-rear sway bar is loose (bolts are tight but bushings are old)
-all sway bar link bushings are perished and old....also has a 3" lift but stock sway bar links all round :/
-control arms all seem solid and don't move or rattle (but likely have never been replace (2005 MY)
-all the tie rod ends and drag link ends are looking pretty squashed (so assuming the ball joints are also average).
-steering damper/stabilizer is old and rotten
Haven't checked the suspension rubbers (don't know how yet, away at work).
I basically have planned to replace all of the rubber suspension/steering parts, starting with the control arms and then the sway bars, but before I do can anyone point me in the direction of anything else I need to check?
Also if you were diagnosing and fixing this issue, where would you start?
Cheers,
So yeah I got the thing cheap and knew I'd be in for some work, and am finally getting around to it. This is what i've noticed whilst driving:
-Bounces a bit after a corner
-Rolls into and out of corners a lot
-Theres a loud audible click from the passenger side front corner on any bumpy cornering (any ideas what this could be??)
-Rattles and bounces unevenly going over bumps
This is what I've noticed while having a look and a feel underneath the tj:
-rear sway bar is loose (bolts are tight but bushings are old)
-all sway bar link bushings are perished and old....also has a 3" lift but stock sway bar links all round :/
-control arms all seem solid and don't move or rattle (but likely have never been replace (2005 MY)
-all the tie rod ends and drag link ends are looking pretty squashed (so assuming the ball joints are also average).
-steering damper/stabilizer is old and rotten
Haven't checked the suspension rubbers (don't know how yet, away at work).
I basically have planned to replace all of the rubber suspension/steering parts, starting with the control arms and then the sway bars, but before I do can anyone point me in the direction of anything else I need to check?
Also if you were diagnosing and fixing this issue, where would you start?
Cheers,