Evo Draglink Flip Kit Question

[QRS]

Could you link to his writeup? I couldn't seem to find which one you are refering to.

I think he is referring to this one:

http://wayalife.com/showthread.php?3861-Basic-Do-it-Yourself-Jeep-JK-Wrangler-Front-End-Alignment :thumb:

 

[zeddjb]

Google jk DIY alignment. It should pop up under one of the first results to his project jk site. It's going to be part of his alignment writeup

Ok that is the one that I thought you were talking about.

 

[Devallee]

I did move the steering wheel a lot during the install yes. I don't fully understand though; isn't the coupler supposed to be what adjusts the drag-link if it is off? So what you are saying is that you unbolted the drag-link (on the passenger side knuckle), did you then screw in the drag-link further into that coupler (or out depending on your turning radius)? I thought just turning the coupler would make the necessary adjustment. Could you explain in further detail what your steps were? It would really help me out.

Well when I was installing it I ended up putting the drag link too far into the coupler. (Not sure if this is your problem but I screwed the new drag link all the way into the coupler until it was touching the other end coming from the pitman arm) So I unbolted the knuckle side, turned my wheel where I thought it should be, and unscrewed the drag link from the coupler until it reached the knuckle, then tightened everything back up and I still had plenty of room to turn the coupler to center my steering wheel. The coupler is meant to adjust the steering wheel but it's very fine adjustments. I was off by almost a half turn and didn't have enough thread in the coupler to make that adjustment. That's when I had the idea to unscrew it a little and it worked perfectly. Hope this helps

 

[zeddjb]

Well when I was installing it I ended up putting the drag link too far into the coupler. (Not sure if this is your problem but I screwed the new drag link all the way into the coupler until it was touching the other end coming from the pitman arm) So I unbolted the knuckle side, turned my wheel where I thought it should be, and unscrewed the drag link from the coupler until it reached the knuckle, then tightened everything back up and I still had plenty of room to turn the coupler to center my steering wheel. The coupler is meant to adjust the steering wheel but it's very fine adjustments. I was off by almost a half turn and didn't have enough thread in the coupler to make that adjustment. That's when I had the idea to unscrew it a little and it worked perfectly. Hope this helps

Thanks for the info. I'll probably do exactly that soon. For now it's not a huge deal, but when I have time I'll work on that. I also need to replace my track bar; I spoke with someone from off road evolution and he told me that I should put my stock track bar back on now that I have the flip kit installed.

I asked him if I could/should upgrade to say a Currie front track bar and he suggested that I don't and also that it may not fit because it may be too long. Honestly, I don't mind re-installing the OME track bar so long as it fits