I’d guess wandering from side to side would wear the tires faster than going straight.To those using an aftermarket stabilizer, to correct the wandering/over correction of side to side, I'll be curious to see what your tires look like after 10k-15k miles. Can't help wondering if tightening the steering is masking a greater problem, that will unevenly, prematurely wear the tires that are not going straight down the road. Just saying
No fair using logic . . .I’d guess wandering from side to side would wear the tires faster than going straight.
Hello, steering precision is mostly due to the shape of the shoulder of the tire. If it is a square shoulder tire with a lot of squared rubber touching the street, the steering will be more precise than a rounded shoulder tire. I expect the mud terrains on the Rubicon to be less precise than an all- terrain, and so on down the line. The gearing of the steering box also contributes, ie. many turns from right to left vs. 1+ turns from right to left. so, if you have a rounded shoulder tire with a low geared steering box, you will get more play in your steering wheel going down the road -- even if there is no play in the metal components. Since your truck is new, I doubt there is any play in the metal components. Concentrate on the tires and how much of the tire shoulder is touching the roadI think the issue I have is how much of a dead zone is in the steering. You can’t seem to just hold a position on the road (slight gradual turn) because you have to move the steering wheel two inches to get out of the dead zone. I think this is the wandering I experience as I maneuver like a boat rather than a car. As described this product doesn’t get rid of the dead zone, is there anything that does?
That's the worst response.... how are you sure YOUR JT isn't OK and others have a problem? I'm saying this from experience. I've driven BOTH. Trust me... the JT's with the problem actually feel WORSE than your 150k mile XJ.It's not rack-and-pinion, you'll get used to it