CantonXJ
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- Canton, CT
Hello ,
I have recently acquired a 99 XJ Sport 4Dr with 109k on it (this is my first Jeep). Although it is in excellent condition (looks and runs gr8), it gives a strange feeling when going over even small bumps and imperfections in the road. It feels as though the rear of the Jeep is moving sideways ever so slightly and that the right rear corner is compressing more than the left. The vehicle sits level (no sags at rest) and does not continue to bounce after the bump so I *think* the shocks are ok. It just feels as though the right rear is squatting and squirming to the left. I suspected that perhaps the track bar was bad and causing a momentary misalignment of the axles, but the shop that just performed a front-end alignment claimed that all the front-end pieces were tight. Although, I'm not convinced they did a very good job as the front end still tends to wander and does not want to self-center after a turn.
Any thoughts or ideas are greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Dave
I have recently acquired a 99 XJ Sport 4Dr with 109k on it (this is my first Jeep). Although it is in excellent condition (looks and runs gr8), it gives a strange feeling when going over even small bumps and imperfections in the road. It feels as though the rear of the Jeep is moving sideways ever so slightly and that the right rear corner is compressing more than the left. The vehicle sits level (no sags at rest) and does not continue to bounce after the bump so I *think* the shocks are ok. It just feels as though the right rear is squatting and squirming to the left. I suspected that perhaps the track bar was bad and causing a momentary misalignment of the axles, but the shop that just performed a front-end alignment claimed that all the front-end pieces were tight. Although, I'm not convinced they did a very good job as the front end still tends to wander and does not want to self-center after a turn.
Any thoughts or ideas are greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Dave
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