Steering

My 74 steering seems tight, wheel bearings tight, ball joints good, but driving down the road it slightly jerks left and right just enough for me to correct the steering wheel in what ever way it decides to go. I have 31 tires on it. Could the tires be causing this? This is the first time for me to drive a CJ5 so I am not familiar with them My CJ2s never had this problem other than the "Death Wobble" which I repaired. they both have standard tires on them. Any suggestions on where to look for problems? It has a stabilizer on the steering, not sure how to check that for the problem.

 

Tires new and balanced correctly?

Caster is off?

These jeeps do require a bit of steering input driving down the road but it shouldn’t be to the extent that you are describing it.

 

Power steering? I've never had the "control" valving in a Saginaw cause a problem but if it was partially plugged it would likely cause what you are experiencing.

 

bad axle joints will do this too.

 

All of the above. Also check spring shackles and u-bolts both front and rear.

 

U bolts in the rear when loose do weird things. Btdt

 

'No power steering. new spring bushings and shackles, replaced axle joints,,will have to check toe in and tires. They were on the CJ when I bought it they have weights but who knows. I plan on going back to stock rims with 225/70/15 tires I Will check u bolts tomorrow Thanks for the info