2010 patriot soft roader build.

[jhill15]

any updates on the sounds?

I took it in to this little shop by my house and I totally didn't tighten the passenger side down far enough...rookie mistake and it felt tight and snug... cost me $38, but as soon as I pulled out of the shop my check engine light came on....hmmmm fishy. I drove it right back and they scanned it, it was a large evap leak so he cleared it...then was like have you gotten any gas lately....ummm no, well if it comes back on bring it back and we can run a smoke test on it....hmmmm even more fishy...

I haven't drove it since but I really can't catch a break lol. I still have a wobble, so my next step is, stockers go back on, if that stops it then I know it's a tire or wheel issue, if not next is an alignment, if that doesn't work cv axles are next....by any chance if I can't get the wobble out, then I will be going back down to fd1 height...putting my wheels on Craigslist and my selling my springs on the forum or jpatw....that's really in the extreme case that nothing works out lol.

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[Jakes01234]

I took it in to this little shop by my house and I totally didn't tighten the passenger side down far enough...rookie mistake and it felt tight and snug... cost me $38, but as soon as I pulled out of the shop my check engine light came on....hmmmm fishy. I drove it right back and they scanned it, it was a large evap leak so he cleared it...then was like have you gotten any gas lately....ummm no, well if it comes back on bring it back and we can run a smoke test on it....hmmmm even more fishy...

I haven't drove it since but I really can't catch a break lol. I still have a wobble, so my next step is, stockers go back on, if that stops it then I know it's a tire or wheel issue, if not next is an alignment, if that doesn't work cv axles are next....by any chance if I can't get the wobble out, then I will be going back down to fd1 height...putting my wheels on Craigslist and my selling my springs on the forum or jpatw....that's really in the extreme case that nothing works out lol.

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Sucks you haven't gotten anywhere with curing this.
I just picked up a JKU and all of a sudden I got the dreaded death wobble. So you are not alone with being frustrated and working on a jeep hahaha.

 

[jhill15]

Sucks you haven't gotten anywhere with curing this.
I just picked up a JKU and all of a sudden I got the dreaded death wobble. So you are not alone with being frustrated and working on a jeep hahaha.

I feel your pain man lol. It seems like everything has gone down hill since I lifted it.

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[kojackJKU]

I think you were going to have issues if you didn't lift it very soon. I do not think the lift has anything to do with anything.....other than the fact that you have been blessed with a bunch of bad luck. As in, its all coming apart at the same time.

I think the shimmy is your cv's!

 

[jhill15]

I think you were going to have issues if you didn't lift it very soon. I do not think the lift has anything to do with anything.....other than the fact that you have been blessed with a bunch of bad luck. As in, its all coming apart at the same time.

I think the shimmy is your cv's!

I completely agree with you, my suspension has always made creaking noises. The end links and bushings definitely needed replaced regardless of fixing the shimmy or creaking. The cv's are the only other thing that could be wrong and both are showing evidence of failing. Changing the angles may or may not be speeding up the process. After Changing the bushings and end links my suspension feels why better, and it did help with the shimmy, ive noticed after driving it a couple days it's not that bad. I'm gonna get an alignment with new cam bolts, hub centric rings...just because I would rather have all the stress on my hubs and not my wheel studs. Then next month I will change out the cv's.

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[kojackJKU]

No need to worry about the hub rings. I ran for 2 years on my JKU without an issue with 1.25" wheel spacers and never had an issue. Yours will be fine.

 

[Dr. Marneaus]

I feel your pain man lol. It seems like everything has gone down hill since I lifted it.

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Because jeep.

Welcome to the life!

 

[jhill15]

Because jeep.

Welcome to the life!

Lol that should be a slogan for the brand!

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[jhill15]

I just ordered new axles and moog 81482 front springs to level out my lift. This will drop my front end around an inch and will hopefully with new axles cure my wobble....fingers X'd!!!

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[kojackJKU]

fingers crossed is right.

 

[kojackJKU]

I would just check the shafts first. Your lift is not near max. considering I can put up to 2.18" from RRO on top of mine.

 

[jhill15]

I would just check the shafts first. Your lift is not near max. considering I can put up to 2.18" from RRO on top of mine.

My driver side is leaking really bad on the boot.

and the passenger side is leaking at where the shaft meets the boot.

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[jhill15]

I sold my wheel setup and I am going back to the stockers. My original game plan was to keep the steelies on and just add a nice set of at's, and I ended up getting the pro comps after seeing wheel and tire setups over on the patriot forum. The fact is that the patriot is not designed for 55 pounds on each wheel, it looks cool but there are negative aspects Of that much weight. My mpg has taken the biggest hit, the overall loss of power...as if it had any to begin with has taken a good hit as well. The goal is to keep the riot light on its feet and it has most certainly been lost with this wheel setup. I will be using the money for a nice set of at's.

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[kojackJKU]

The kumhos brother! the kumhos! I would still grab a set of 17" stockers, a spacer set and the 235 kumhos. only 4 lbs heavier than stock!

 

[jhill15]

The kumhos brother! the kumhos! I would still grab a set of 17" stockers, a spacer set and the 235 kumhos. only 4 lbs heavier than stock!

I'm really thinking about them. On my 16 stockers I'm gonna go 225/70 which I will have to look and see if the kumhos run in that size.

Also I'm am getting my cv's and springs put on next Thursday...my wife isn't to happy about me loosing the money in trial and error but she has driven the jeep and realizes it's not so much fun driving it the way it's sitting.

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