I have a 4inch lift that was on the jeep when I bought it
it had 20,000 miles when i bought it, the 2cd owner bought it late in the mileage (right front accident-young lady)
and had the lift kit put on it. then towed it to Alaska and back behind his camper spent alot of time Parked and collecting dust after the trip
I got the death wobbles 1st day of driving it home Paid 16,000 for it.
tires were very worn and top was dry rotted
Bought new Tires (stupidly) the same size that was on it-—--33" BFG all terrain T/A on aluminum rims(made for Jeep) No spacers (need to find what brand)
and a new soft top
Also NEW steering shock
its been riding OK with no vibrations to speak of.
it has a heavy winch on the front thats maybe been used twice?, Ive never used it except to make sure it worked
Ive put 18,000 on it since the above fixes
but now getting vibrations while driving
inspection for sticker passed with flying colors (Maine)
(PLEASE excuse my wrong words and probably spelling Im old and have long term and short term memory issues and im disabled from a crushed skull 30 yrs ago)
Heres what i see underneath
Lift Kit--Skyjacker 4inch
TOP control arms are Original front and back
Bottom Arms have been replaced with (kit)? arms solid no adjustment
Tranny Pan has a 1inch drop and linkage has the linkage drop kit
front track bar seems to be original
has quick disconnect links up front and kit links on back
rear track bar has the metal adapter
pitman arm also changed out
,
He did give me all the old original parts
lower arms
piman arm
control arms front and back
original springs front and back
bolts for the tans/belly pan
shocks all four
Original rims with very worn out Tires
Winter is coming I have no heat in my garage I want to do as much as i can before it gets too cold
OK
I DO NOT want to do a SYE I can afford the sye and shaft but all the arms and to have a shop do the sye is quoted at 700.00
and all the control arms is way out there for my budget
I DO WANT to DROP my lift
I would LIKE to keep my 33inch tires until there worn out Then go down to 30's as i could buy 1 tire a Month on my budget
I Do NOT do Off Road climbing, its a Daily Driver/Maine PotHoles Bad roads,and logging roads, and smashing through the 3ft berm at the end of the driveway the snowplow leaves
question 1
what is the center to center length of the Rear original Lower control arms ?
question 2
could i do a 2inch coil spacers with original springs (leave the 1inch tranny pan drop and shift adapter alone)
take out the rear control arm adapter ?
put back in the original control arms and pitman arm
ADD bump stops
question 2A--what ones?
and run my 33's
even if i go back to Original everything i need to know the length center to center of the front or rear control arms
THANK YOU for any input
ive got it jacked up now and im going to check the U-joints
ive an appointment the end of the month (payday) 120.00 to have the mechanic re-balance tires, and check suspension,front axle u-joints, ect ect
IM PRAYING i havnt done any Transmission damage -It shifts fine and not loosing fluid
ive been doing searches and reading alot on here the last few days and im just getting myself confused, even with my notes i write
ive got 30 some odd yellow stickies stuck all over my desk and im spinning in circles
ill get some pictures to post soon
it had 20,000 miles when i bought it, the 2cd owner bought it late in the mileage (right front accident-young lady)
and had the lift kit put on it. then towed it to Alaska and back behind his camper spent alot of time Parked and collecting dust after the trip
I got the death wobbles 1st day of driving it home Paid 16,000 for it.
tires were very worn and top was dry rotted
Bought new Tires (stupidly) the same size that was on it-—--33" BFG all terrain T/A on aluminum rims(made for Jeep) No spacers (need to find what brand)
and a new soft top
Also NEW steering shock
its been riding OK with no vibrations to speak of.
it has a heavy winch on the front thats maybe been used twice?, Ive never used it except to make sure it worked
Ive put 18,000 on it since the above fixes
but now getting vibrations while driving
inspection for sticker passed with flying colors (Maine)
(PLEASE excuse my wrong words and probably spelling Im old and have long term and short term memory issues and im disabled from a crushed skull 30 yrs ago)
Heres what i see underneath
Lift Kit--Skyjacker 4inch
TOP control arms are Original front and back
Bottom Arms have been replaced with (kit)? arms solid no adjustment
Tranny Pan has a 1inch drop and linkage has the linkage drop kit
front track bar seems to be original
has quick disconnect links up front and kit links on back
rear track bar has the metal adapter
pitman arm also changed out
,
He did give me all the old original parts
lower arms
piman arm
control arms front and back
original springs front and back
bolts for the tans/belly pan
shocks all four
Original rims with very worn out Tires
Winter is coming I have no heat in my garage I want to do as much as i can before it gets too cold
OK
I DO NOT want to do a SYE I can afford the sye and shaft but all the arms and to have a shop do the sye is quoted at 700.00
and all the control arms is way out there for my budget
I DO WANT to DROP my lift
I would LIKE to keep my 33inch tires until there worn out Then go down to 30's as i could buy 1 tire a Month on my budget
I Do NOT do Off Road climbing, its a Daily Driver/Maine PotHoles Bad roads,and logging roads, and smashing through the 3ft berm at the end of the driveway the snowplow leaves
question 1
what is the center to center length of the Rear original Lower control arms ?
question 2
could i do a 2inch coil spacers with original springs (leave the 1inch tranny pan drop and shift adapter alone)
take out the rear control arm adapter ?
put back in the original control arms and pitman arm
ADD bump stops
question 2A--what ones?
and run my 33's
even if i go back to Original everything i need to know the length center to center of the front or rear control arms
THANK YOU for any input
ive got it jacked up now and im going to check the U-joints
ive an appointment the end of the month (payday) 120.00 to have the mechanic re-balance tires, and check suspension,front axle u-joints, ect ect
IM PRAYING i havnt done any Transmission damage -It shifts fine and not loosing fluid
ive been doing searches and reading alot on here the last few days and im just getting myself confused, even with my notes i write
ive got 30 some odd yellow stickies stuck all over my desk and im spinning in circles

ill get some pictures to post soon