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Steering Probs in SPOA FJ40
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 6:55 pm
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!
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 7:06 pm
by ORSM45
have the rims been balanced?
castor angles?
how have you mounted the drag links? hi steer, crossover steer?
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 7:22 pm
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 ?
well...
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 7:16 am
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!
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2003 4:29 pm
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.
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2003 12:15 am
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 !!!