OK, replaced the UCA's from JBA (due to a first gen prototype breaking). Had alignment completed. Did not solve the steering issue.....and my steering wheel is even more turned/rotated to the left to drive straight.

1. Steering feels loose. Especially at highway speeds on curves. Squirrely.
2. When I hit manhole cover craters, the wheel feels like it wants to go in another direction and I can feel the KJ shift over.
3. When I am slowly pulling out of a straight parking space and turning the wheel quite a bit, I get a loud clunk noise. People are turning to look and probably think I hit the car next to me with my bumper.

Ideas to problems? LCAs? Bushings (anti-sway bar bushings)? shafts? tie rods? power steering? Other?

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New KJ Gear - Desert Armor Flak

2004 Renegade Light Khaki - 4" JBA Lift - Rock Lizard Products: Komodo Dragon Rear Bumper, Prototype Winch-mount Front Bumper, Super Skink Sliders - All J's Super Tranny Skid II - 31" Firestone Destination AT's on Moab wheels - Cobra 75W CB w/ stock Antenna mod

[b]Retired, US Military

Are you "sure" the alignment is right?
Sounds like it isn't
Steering wheel can be centered

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I figured that since I never had that issue before after alignments.

Still doesn't solve my squirrely steering I had before my UCA broke though.

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New KJ Gear - Desert Armor Flak

2004 Renegade Light Khaki - 4" JBA Lift - Rock Lizard Products: Komodo Dragon Rear Bumper, Prototype Winch-mount Front Bumper, Super Skink Sliders - All J's Super Tranny Skid II - 31" Firestone Destination AT's on Moab wheels - Cobra 75W CB w/ stock Antenna mod

[b]Retired, US Military

A bad alignment can cause "loose" steering feeling from extreme negitive/positive camber and/or to little caster or extreme cross caster.

Noises means loose or worn parts which can help create the "loose" steering feeling.

Took it back to Firestone and they did some adjustments and it is now feeling tighter and mostly a straight steering wheel. A lot better than before. I am wondering about the bushings at the bottom of the struts to the LCA. They look like they have degraded a lot on the exterior (without unbolting them).

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New KJ Gear - Desert Armor Flak

2004 Renegade Light Khaki - 4" JBA Lift - Rock Lizard Products: Komodo Dragon Rear Bumper, Prototype Winch-mount Front Bumper, Super Skink Sliders - All J's Super Tranny Skid II - 31" Firestone Destination AT's on Moab wheels - Cobra 75W CB w/ stock Antenna mod

[b]Retired, US Military

Your Jeep is 8 years old and has certainly been worked harder than most KJ's, so I would say that replacing the bushings might not be a bad idea.

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Steering rack bushings can make your steering feel that way. Had that problem on my old liberty.

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