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Sways With Slightest Dip in Road

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Old 11-16-2016, 03:47 AM
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Flat leaf springs are shot springs.And if you can push it and it leans then your shocks/springs are shot.
Old 11-13-2021, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by TimV
Do you just have body roll or does the whole front end move side to side?
Try this: jeep idling on solid surface, move steering wheel side to side quarter or half turn. Does the front end seem to actually move sideways counter to steering input?
If so, check the trackbar carefully with attention to mount points on axle, frame bracket, and bracket to frame.
Trackbars are a wear item pure and simple.
Also, sometimes the frame can start to flex where the bracket mounts to the frame.


Exactly what mine does and has some play at the bushing end of the track bar. I would assume replace it and it should get rid of it? Didn't do the sway before like 2 days ago and does now.
Old 11-13-2021, 05:45 PM
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There should be zero play in either end. If there is, you need to fix it. There's a chance the hole is the steel has wallowed out, but it should be easy enough to tell which is which, different parts will be moving...
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