94 grand cherokee with death shimmy, HELP!

[waynekerr]

1049833

i recently bought this jeep but it has a horrible 2" body lift with nylon spacers,

the front end shimmys uncontrollably when you hit a bump over 50mph.

a friend suggested it was due to the lift since the caster angle is off.



should i get it dropped, or is the problem something else?

if i drop it will the current shocks still work?



wayne.

[addsig]

 

[remember5]

1049843

I lifted an xj with 2" spacer several years ago and the only change after the lift was re-centering of the steering wheel. There was no shimmy or chatter, even with Dunlop Mud Rovers. I think bushings or something that needs to be tightened is probably your problem. Spend a while underneath torqueing all the bolts up and if there is still shimmy, you might want to have an alignment shop check it out. [addsig]

 

[bob]

1049845

sounds like bad shocks Jump up & down on the bumper, if it rocks more than twice the shocks are worn.[addsig]