BillArnett
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The other day I was climbing a not very difficult serpentine trail up a hill. The switch backs required almost full steering lock. And being up hill I had to use a significant amount of throttle. I made it up with no difficulty but I noticed that in the middle of the turns the power seemed to be kind of jerky as if something was intermittently binding up.
I never noticed anything like that on my 2-door JKR.
I'm guessing that the jerkiness is due to the U-joints. Unlike CV joints, U-joints don't turn the two shafts at the same rate over the complete revolution. If this diagnosis is correct then I'm further guessing that applying a lot of power at large steering angles is not a good idea.
I have Cooper STT Pro 37x13.5 on ProComp wheels with 4.75" backspacing. Thus my scrub radius is somewhat more than stock. That may be exacerbating the issue, too.
Comments?
I never noticed anything like that on my 2-door JKR.
I'm guessing that the jerkiness is due to the U-joints. Unlike CV joints, U-joints don't turn the two shafts at the same rate over the complete revolution. If this diagnosis is correct then I'm further guessing that applying a lot of power at large steering angles is not a good idea.
I have Cooper STT Pro 37x13.5 on ProComp wheels with 4.75" backspacing. Thus my scrub radius is somewhat more than stock. That may be exacerbating the issue, too.
Comments?