You can weld a heavy duty washer of the proper size where the wallowed out hole is. 1/4 toe is to much imo, I would set it to 1/8
in the pic you can see a little where the hole is getting a little warped
also i measured my toe and i am 1/4" closer in the front
so where to go from here? how can i mitigate the track bar movement? and should i change my toe to more of 1/8"?
1/4" toe in is a bit much but not enough to cause death wobble. Ideally, you'd want this to be closer to 1/16"-1/8" but again, it shouldn't make a difference but, could result in some of the tire wear issues you are seeing.
Your track bar mount hole doesn't look as bad as I have seen it on some Jeeps and tightening your bolt to 125-130 ft. lbs. of torque should hold it SO LONG AS you aren't seeing unnecessary additional movement coming from things like worn out ball joints or unit bearings. Maybe I missed it but, did you at least give them a check with a dial indicator? If not, I would start there.
AFTER you address your worn out components, if you still feel the need to reduce the size of your mount hole, I call out a mobile welder or stop by an exhaust shop. shouldn't cost more than $25-30 or less to have done.
also how urgent is it for me to fix my caster of +2.5-3 in relation to the problems im having?
also how urgent is it for me to fix my caster of +2.5-3 in relation to the problems im having?
It won't hurt
so i figured while i was down there i would measure my whole front alignment and come to find out my front axle is about 1/2" too far to the drivers side (could explain my drivers side pull) so this weekend i am going to re do my whole front end alignment using Eddy's awesome write up :thumb:. Ill check back in with how it drives after i get that done and if i am still seeing movement in my track bar i am going to go ahead and get thos washers welded up.
It will help to instigate it.
Not true at all. Ever get a shopping car with a bum wheel that flops around as you push it? That's caused by a lack of positive caster and you are essentially seeing death wobble. While shallow caster typically will not cause caster, it CAN instigate it.
Your axle being off center will NOT cause your pull to the driver side. In fact, if you load up your Jeep and fill it with occupants and then checked again, I'd be willing to bet your axle will be close to center. It's just the nature of a solid axle with a track bar and not something you really need to worry about other than the fact that it can look funny.
It won't hurt to install arms for caster angle. That is what I meant by that.
so here is the front track bar movement i am seeing. Right a 5s it focuses in better and you can really see it. Is this enough movement to cause the death wobble? :thinking: double and triple checked and its torqued to 130 ft-lbs. It looks to me that the movement is coming from the bolt inside the track bar not the bolt in the mount hole. I am currently using a 9/16" grade 8 bolt and it seems to fit pretty snug and 5/8" wont fit. any ideas?
also does anyone have a good trick for breaking the tie rod loose? i have soaked it in PB blaster for 2 days and i still cant get the damn thing to budge
is it possible that my tie rod could be slightly bent as well causing the wobble?
i still havent gotten my hands on a micrometer to measure my ball joint movement but i have checked them multiple times and had a buddy who worked in an auto shop check them and we are not seeing any movement to convince me they are bad.
The heim joint looks worn ?
Are you trying to break the tie rod from the knuckle taper ?
Did you try whacking the side of the knuckle ? Or leave the nut on but backed off the the end of the threads.
Use a block of wood and hammer.