Eagle_SX4 Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 Finally figured out what I think my death wobble is caused by. My track bar and drag link are not parallel. What is the stock size of the pitman arm. The ? in the photo? All I can find is that the ZJ is 1 inch more than XJ/MJ but can't find any actual dimensions. Mine measures between 4.5 and 5 inches hard to tell with it still installed. 2nd question what is the factory length of the track bar pivot from the frame? I have an aftermarket double sheer bracket and bar. I think it is a drop bracket and is not correct for my application. It measures about 6 inches down from the frame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gojira94 Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 I traced my stock Pitman arm a while back, trying to answer some questions without a bunch of 'buy and try' for my lift. Here's the measurements and notes I took: This measurement from the bottom of the frame rail to the mount point is 4" +/- 1 RCH I also have a double shear track bar and accompanying bracket. Drop from the frame rail to the bolt hole is 6 1/4." At least with the suspension not loaded with engine weight, I'm parallel with the STOCK Pitman arm. I thought I'd need a drop Pitman arm and grabbed the lowest of the low I could find, a white box version of the RC 6610. It was way too low. My setup with the stock Pitman arm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted October 19 Author Share Posted October 19 Thanks @Gojira94 looks like I need to pull a stock pitman arm from the junkyard next time I go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gojira94 Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 How about a pic from the front of your rig? Curious as to what all the angles look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted October 19 Author Share Posted October 19 Using a string tied to the mounting points on each end of both bars and a digital angle finder they are about 1.5 degrees out of parallel. Will get a pic later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted October 19 Author Share Posted October 19 Pic of the front end. Sitting at 2" lift in the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted November 3 Author Share Posted November 3 Update picked up a stock XJ pitman arm and it was the same as the one I had. But my track bar still needed to go closer to the frame to be parallel with the steering. I ordered and installed and new bracket and track bar from Core4x4. Now everything lines up as it should. The Core4x4 bracket mounts the track bar 5-1/4 inches below the frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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