shim's. good,bad, get rid of them. its been to long

My experience with them is they seem to cut the center pin life in half. Try to avoid using them if you can.

I ran them for a long time on my rear 60 when it was still leaf sprung. I got some steel ones, and welded them to the perch, never had an issue. The aluminum ones walk around, and smush down over time causing issues. if you have to run them, get steel ones, and weld them in;)

Posted By 1uglyranger on 27th Apr 10 at 11:36am

 

I ran them for a long time on my rear 60 when it was still leaf sprung. I got some steel ones, and welded them to the perch, never had an issue. The aluminum ones walk around, and smush down over time causing issues. if you have to run them, get steel ones, and weld them in;)

i have steel ones in the front right now and they are welded, but i have a little death wobble and i just trying to get rid of it and i was just wondering if these could be the problem i have already check the king pins and all the tie rod ends (all seem to be ok) i guess the axle needs to be cut and turned or go with smaller tires

link the front up!

Shims might be too big , how much caster you got ? And I forget do you have hyd assist, if not maybe put a steering stabilizer on

not sure on the caster but i do have hyd assist. i went through and tightened everything up last night so now i guess i need to get the tcase in it and take for a drive.

how r the wheel bearings? I know when My old 44 i had in the front started the death wobble. It was eaither a bad steering stabilizer/wheel bearings/ lost steering componets or slopy ball joint.

Posted By bwhit on 28th Apr 10 at 12:38pm

 

how r the wheel bearings? I know when My old 44 i had in the front started the death wobble. It was eaither a bad steering stabilizer/wheel bearings/ lost steering componets or slopy ball joint.

i have checked all those parts and all seam to be ok. i am going to try to balance the tires lol!

also i seem to remember Keith dealing with his kingpins when he was getting rid of death wobble?...just a thought

After everything is in order on the front axle put the shims in as a tool to see if the caster is out. If thats your problem leave them in for a bit till ya save some $$$$$$$ to get aftermarket c's

Posted By BigRob on 7th May 10 at 5:26am

 

also i seem to remember Keith dealing with his kingpins when he was getting rid of death wobble?...just a thought

checked the king pins last night and all looks good. If everything goes as planned the jeep should be up and running in a two weeks then i will be able to work on the proplem alittle bit more

try and be ready for memerial day!!! Black Girl mental mafia!!

Posted By HOGAN on 7th May 10 at 10:45am

 

try and be ready for memerial day!!! Black Girl mental mafia!!

thats the game plan

Black Girl mental mafia
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