Just wondering, I'd be leery with that much lift with out new control arms . Did you get it to the alignment shop yet?

Well I called and talked to the manufacture and he said to go and get it aligned first.  He also said DO Not Put a Dropped Pittman arm on this kit; it will make it even worse. So I went and had it aligned, took it back to them after I drove it (it kind of did it again) but not as bad as the first time. I had a slight vibration after hitting a rough area in the road, but nothing like I had before. So now I am going to buy a double steering stabilizer shock set up for it and hope that does it. I have checked all of the mounting bolts etc. I even lubed all the joints. I worked on the rifle rack and have changed its design. Now the rifles will lay between the front seats over and above the center console. It will be removeable because I wouldn't want it there all the time. I am using the main shaft of the previous rack, welded (added 17.5" and at 90 degrees) on the the bottom of it to attach to the existing mounting bracket on the floor. I made up a bracket that will be bolted to the back of the console that allows the rack to rest on it. I will have pictures of it later. puttputt56

Just a suggestion, you might want to go to a jeep site like Jeep Forum or Jeeps Unlimited and do a search for death wobble.

Here's another forum to make you crazy Ken -
These guys are pretty smart here, although it's mostly an older Jeep site 

Check the 'Other Tech' board.

http://www.cjoffroad.com/forums/default.asp

Thanks Mark for another Jeep Site for me to check, like I need to spend more time going through their forum.

Yes the kit came with a new track bar. I did have to drill out the axle mounting hole to accept the larger bolt that came with the kit. The front alignment has been checked now twice and the tires have been balanced too.  The brakes were turned when I got the Jeep and they were fine before the kit installed.

I am having the heavy duty steering stabilizer installed on Monday, since it will have to have the tie-rods dropped (taken apart) to allow the axle mounting bolt to come out.

I also noticed that the bolt on the passenger side on the sway bar (top bolt) and the quick disconnect was rubbing against the frame. The sway bar had moved I guess during the death wobble. I have corrected that and will install those sway bar clamps to stop the back and forth movement. Has anyone else had their sway bar moving back and forth?

Thank you all for responding to my questions I do appreciate it!! puttputt56

I hope I don't need to change anything else. That is why I went with this kit. Fabtech makes this sway bar clamp system ($57). So other people must of had this problem too(sway bar movement).
puttputt56

Don't know much about your newer type Jeep ken, but I believe what Bent and Twisted and Dave are saying about the control arms.
I know that on my Cummins I would use longer control arms on the bottom, if I went beyond the two inch spacers I have now ... my alignment is just on the 'edge' of Ok right now ....
But like Dave said - sometimes you do, and sometimes you don't need to ... maybe you should think about 'bitting the bullet' and getting adjustable arms just for safety sake ....
IMHO the steering stabilizer is just a 'band-aid', there's nothing wrong with them, they take the little bumps and jiggles, and wiggles out of the steering, but ... the rig should steer and handle well with out it first ... just my opinion ....

The only reason to run a dropped pitman arm is if you run a trackbar lowering bracket on the frame end.
It is to keep the draglink and trackbar parallel.
I hope your death wobble is fixed but don't be suprised if it comes back after the parts get a little wear on them.
I second the idea of getting some adjustable lower front control arms, it was the only way to tune out death wobble on dad's 2001 WJ and my Rubicon too.

Well yesterday I drove the Jeep over 20 miles, put it through it paces and the locking clamps seem to have solved the sway bar walking back and forth problem. I installed the rifle rack (second design) and it seems to be OK and isn't in the way while driving. We will see if it works out when I go hunting again in regards to being able to remove the rifle/s fast and easy.  I also got the rear bumper support brackets bolted in. I got the holes drilled through the frame. The drivers side I had to be real careful because of the fuel tank (it is not centered between the frame rails). It is closer on the drivers side and had to make sure I didn't drill through the tank too. It was hard to get the nuts on the bolts too on that side. It is not centered because of the exhaust route (pipe location). puttputt56

That gun rack looks pretty cool there Ken -

Well yesterday after reading a couple other posts I checked the oil level in my transmission and found that it was low. So since I haven't gotten any Royal Purple Transmission lubricate yet; I just topped it off with the racing oil I already have.  I will change it out when I buy some of that Royal Purple Lubricate.
puttputt56

Isn't that what you just put in yours??  Why would it void the warranty?? Yes I got the warranty extended when I bought it so have a couple years and/or 60,000 more miles which ever comes first left. puttputt56

that is actually good info to know. it is bad in the world when something that might actually be good for the tranny will void the warranty.

btw, love how you redid the gun rack Ken. just one question, is the front of the rack supported or does it rely on the strength of the rear mount to stop it from bouncing around? i like the idea the center console is still useable.

keep the pics coming

eric

found the pic. thanks


it isn't that it doesn't meet the minimum requirements or standards. just that it isn't on the "approved" list of warrantied additives. IMO it may actually meet or exceed the minimum requirements. however, if the engineers and testers at Chrysler didn't do testing on it or if the people at Royal Purple didn't go through the hassle of sending the specs to Chrysler then it wouldn't get put on the "approved" list. so by not going through that then if the tranny happens to fail they can always say it was due to the Royal Purple you put in the tranny and therefore save themselves $2000-3000 in the cost of replacing a tranny.

eric

probably have to contact a local dealer or maybe one of the guys can post up a link to an "approved" list

eric

Thanks I will check it out. The oil I did put in it is Lucas Oil Heavy Duty SAE 85W-140 Gear Oil. It more than likely isn't on their list either.

I received my new CB in the mail yesterday, so will be adding that to the Jeep. I think I will install it under the front drivers seat. I will raise the seat like I saw on another site with hockey pucks. I think that will give me just about the right increase in clearance and not be too high for me.

I also got some fog lights I will be installing on the Jeep. I think I will mount them on the front loop bar. I have been working on a bracket to weld to the bar that will I hope not enter-fear with the ice chest and have some protection of the lights. Of course I will have pictures of both these installations and hope again my son will post them for me.

I also have already installed an outside speaker for the PA system with the CB Radio. I mounted it in the engine compartment on the drivers side fender well. Now the part I hate is all the wiring has to been done for all the lights and switches. I hate electrical wiring work/installation.

I am going back on the ranch the weekend of Feb. 21,22 and 23. Would like to have the lights (at least the fog lights hooked up by then). puttputt56

Eric, I am going to the Jeep Dealership to get their oil for the transmission.  I will drain what I put in to top it off. I don't think it would have hurt it, since it wasn't that much, but I will not take any chances with it. My owners manual didn't say what weight oil to use, just said it needs to meet the MS 9224 standard. I went on line to check it out and it didn't even give the weight limits. Thanks for your input. puttputt56

That is a big difference between 5w-30w and SAE 90w. Is the weight this low because of needle bearings in the transmission like the 203 transfercases? Hope the Jeep people at Mopar will be able to shed some light on this for me!! puttputt56

Well it is changed. I went to the local Jeep Dealership and finally got what my Owner Manual book calls for.  It took over an hour for them to figure it out!!!? It made me realize why I told myself back in 1974 I would never buy a mopar product again. It really isn't the products fault but the people that work in the service and parts departments that seem to be the problem. They couldn't even get me at first the type of oil I needed. Their computers, the oil and lube guy and all 5 staff people behind counter had NO idea (clue). They gave me a booklet that had all their lubricates and what they were for.  Only one had the MS 9224 label and it said it was for a NV 3500 and the Viper transmission. They asked me for my vin number for the jeep to see if that was the correct lubricant. It cost me $41.00 for two quarts. I still haven't heard back from them if this was the right lubricant or not. I did ask them what if I had brought in my Jeep to have all the lubricants changed what they would have put in they had no clue. I hope I never have to go back to them. puttputt56

That doesn't tell them anything. They need a part number. I asked for a list of products that would meet or exceed their standards but they said they didn't have a list. puttputt56

Here in Michigan you just have to have a valid hunting lincense and you can shoot them on site any day of the week and all year long, and as many as you can kill.

Were you asking me this question about what application mine is? The site title says it. It is a 2006 Jeep Wrangler X with a 6 speed manual transmission and an in-line 4.0 6 cylinder. puttputt56

After I replied I realized it was a Quote from the email sent you, sorry about that. puttputt56

First off Thanks Joey for posting these for me!
The first one is of the right front fog light and the bracket I made for the front loop to install (relocate) the KC lights.


This is the bracket I installed on the front loop for mounting the KC lights.



Left front fog light.


This is a side view of the fog lights and the front loop bracket for the KC lights.


Front view with the KC lights mounted with out covers.


Side view of above picture.


Front view of KC lights with covers on.


Picture of rifle rack from the back seat area and the location where I installed the new CB Radio.


Sorry about the glare in this one.


Location for the CB mic mount.


Location of all the electrical switches I should ever need. The one hole that is empty is for a license plate style light to light up the switches at night.


Same as above but a little better show its location under the steering wheel.


Another picture of the CB radio location but with better lighting and better angle.

Thanks Mark, at some point I will have those too.  I plan on getting that front roll bar that attaches on the sides of the dash and has a bar just above the dash. Then I will get the two bars that will connect to center existing bar. But that is down the road. I got the licenses plate light last night so will install that. I will have to increase the size of the hole to 1-1/16". I will have to solder a ground wire to it, since this switch group is connected to plastic molding (talking about the light housing).

Now to bring myself around to doing all the wiring and connecting all these electrical items I have put on the Jeep. This is the part I hate. It looks like it is going to be a beautiful day today so should be able to get something done.puttputt56