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Steering Probs in SPOA FJ40

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Steering Probs in SPOA FJ40

Post by DIRTY ROCK STAR »

Can anyone give me tips or a reason why?

when driving my FJ40 it seems to wobble at about 40-50kph but only sometimes and mostly after hitting a bump.
the steering wheel shakes badly. over or under this speed its not noticeable.
however it does wander a bit.
the diffs have been rotated.
is this a geometry problem or more something dead on it??

help will be much appreciated!
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Post by ORSM45 »

have the rims been balanced?
castor angles?
how have you mounted the drag links? hi steer, crossover steer?
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Post by Shorty40 »

When the diffs were rotated, were the knuckles cut and rotated aswell to maintain correct castor ?

And as 383FJ45 said, what steering setup are you running ?
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Post by DIRTY ROCK STAR »

you guys have been rather helpful.
but with the steering i honestly have no clue!
it has 75 series arms i think.
and i will check the knuckles as they have just been replaced.
i will sus that out.
had some issues wit ha dead diff so alot of shit got replaced and i now have fine spline diff and axle where before i had the older style apparently.
its all fucken dutch to me. i just like driving it, but would like to learn more!
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Post by dumbdunce »

sounds like castor angle problem to me. get a shop to stick it on an aligner, it might be correctable cheaply with wedges, if that won't screw your driveline angles too badly.
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Post by MY45 »

Shorty40 wrote:When the diffs were rotated



You need this done to keep the correct castor angles or it wont feel to good and may cause the probs !!!
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