Steering Issues (1 Viewer)

[OlliesGarden]

Just recently purchased my 1975 FJ40 and I've been troubleshooting some steering issues. She wanders and shimmies severely on rough roads. I've been reading about it and I'm thinking caster shims and new leaf spring bushings. Thoughts?

The FJ has a SOA conversion on stock springs and inversion kit. Running decently wide 37's as well. Recently replaced steering dampener, idler arm, and got an alignment. I attached an image of my current alignment.

 

[pb4ugo]

Shims ? - Fat end forward would put more neg caster ?
Please review and rethink which direction the shims go, IMO fat end toward rear so steering arms go up, pinion goes down.

Fat end towards the frt = positive caster steering arms go up.

 

[peesalot]

My bad, you are correct, I was thinking SOA. Fat end forward on SUA, sorry for any confusion.

 

[pb4ugo]

My bad, you are correct, I was thinking SOA. Fat end forward on SUA, sorry for any confusion.

Actually, I think your right. I forgot he is running a SOA. I think the Fat end should towards the rear.

 

[peesalot]

I reread and yes, SOA, so fat end in the back, see, round and round we go, til we can concurr, I love this board.

 

[pbgbottle]

Haha you guys made me go rethink it. He is SOA. Peesalot
i thought you where right the first time u said it ,in his pic his shims are fat end forward. ,,