help...im stuck

[began]

Okay so driving home today i get Death Wobble twice. Both after hitting a bump in the road (on 75). when i get home i checked everything all bolts are torqued, crawled under it had Mandi cycle the steering nothing is shifting that shouldnt be...im stumped. Tires are balanced...i do have a small shimmy from 55-60 its starting to make me want to get rid of the JK. Anybody have any ideas

[reformed]

Alignment. I think its max. toe in and min. caster within the factory specs. Also look for worn out bushings, tie rod ends, wheel bearings. Good luck!

[began]

just had the alignment done last week back to spec, bushing all look good and bearings are still good. Scott looked all over them. this thing is killing me..lol

[JasonCJ7]

Does it have a steering stabilizer on it? I had death wobble on mine that started at about 25mph, it was BAD. I balanced my 36" tires and added a steering stabilizer and that took care of the wobble.

Mine is not a DD but I have tested it up 55mph and no wobble.

Just a thought....

[jfiscus]

bumps causing wobble for me have indicated a bad trackbar (if that's what it's called - the bar from the frame to the axle). Those bushings wear out quick & once they're bad the axle can jump all over & scare the crap out of ya. Get a prybar & pry on all your joints in the front end - if any move at all they're bad.

[began]

Ive pryed on them and they look okay.....i have a duel steering stabilizer everything looks to be okay... Im going to put the Swampers on it today and see if i just have bad tires or something

[drmeece]

I had the same thing on my Jk....It was caster angle..i had the lower control arms ecentric max out...still dw. torch out the ecentric openning alittle..it helped but still dw...Installed adustable lower control arms set the right caster no problems in two years.

[began]

How long did you set up your lower control arms? and what was your caster angle?

[drmeece]

I don't remember the lenth of the arms and I'm running a different set up now
but this link should answer all you questions

http://project-jk.com/jeep-jk-write-ups/basic-do-it-yourself-jeep-jk-wrangler-front-end-alignment

[tjrider]

My Tj had it real bad cause my tires were worn out, new set of km2s and the wobble is gone

[donaldcon]

caster was my issue aswell. Caster is something that most shops wont mess with when they do an alignment on sfa vehicles. take ti back tell em to check the specs on it.

[began]

when i got it aligned it was at 3.5 degrees they said that was okay....extended my lower control arms out to 23 Inches my angle meeter says its now at 5.5. hopefully that helped it. ill know tomorrow morning driving to work...thanks guys for all the advice i appreciate it.

[Red Dog]

Just rotated my tires straight front to back a couple weeks ago, got a shake at 55-60 but now after about 300 miles or so it is starting to go away. Initially i was just gonna put them back but got lazy and it is starting to straighten out.


Jon

[began]

Would loose shocks cause DW? I have the top bolts as tight as i can get them but the bushings seam to be really loose.....would that cause it?

[jfiscus]

yes, they can cause trouble also, get some more washers and tighten things up?

[RuffedUpXJ]

Loose shocks will allow the tire to jump up and down real fast causing the DW.

[began]

okay so i put a grade 8 washer under the lower bushing washer....the rc shocks are reversed so i hope this holds and it gave me a few more threads to tighten up the bushings...ill let you guys know if it works tomorrow

[began]

didnt work....to scotts it shall go lol im tired of trying to figure this out. I called jeep they say the JK's just have this issue and just to put a better steering stabilizer on it and check the tires...

[Flxratd]

didnt work....to scotts it shall go lol im tired of trying to figure this out. I called jeep they say the JK's just have this issue and just to put a better steering stabilizer on it and check the tires...

what did i do to deserve this :eek: jk see ya tomorrow

[Hope Springs Hauler]

didnt work....to scotts it shall go lol im tired of trying to figure this out. I called jeep they say the JK's just have this issue and just to put a better steering stabilizer on it and check the tires...

I'll trade you a Civic and a Lincoln..............
:p
If you take turns driving them, your fuel mileage shouldn't be too much different:eek::rolleyes:


In all seriousness, My problem with the YJ stemmed from unit bearings. When 1 would begin to get loose, it would go to hell in a handbasket. (Not good since I tended to drive it like a sportstruck.) I would generally get 1-1.5yrs out of a bearing.

[began]

:confused:last time i was at scotts he checked them...all good

[Flxratd]

no last time i told you your steering wheel was out 360* silly. i will get the majic wand out again :thumbup:

[began]

my bad maybe it was the time before that lol the JK seems to never be right

[tjjeepjeep]

my bad maybe it was the time before that lol the JK seems to never be right

loose nut behind the wheel

[began]

lol that might be 50% of the problem

[began]

Okay here is an update....only had Death Wobble Once today coming into work felt more stable just hit a big bump on the right side and it slowly started to set off DW. I think we are on the right track. Never go to Tire Discounters to get your jeep aligned...

[93 Krawler]

Is this part of the " It's a Jeep thing" ? :D

[began]

the jeep thing is starting to piss me of:confused:f....hopefully getting a new set of "girl tires" hope this helps

[began]

Just want to Thank Scott (Armstrong Automotive) after two weeks the Death Wobble seems to be gone wooohooooo

[94Dodge Truggy]

what fixed it? big hammer? sawzall? TNT?

[Flxratd]

what fixed it? big hammer? sawzall? TNT?

i put air in the l/r tire to adjust the wedge. i learned that from nascar

[began]

what fixed it? big hammer? sawzall? TNT?

we moved the Sub in the back to the left side....balance out the weight lol

[Flxratd]

we moved the Sub in the back to the left side....balance out the weight lol

quit telling all the secrets now :whistle:

[gothodgie]

we moved the Sub in the back to the left side....balance out the weight lol

what do i do if my subs go from one side to the other? :D

:beers:

[began]

what do i do if my subs go from one side to the other? :D

:beers:

i recommend elastic straps :beers:

[gothodgie]

i recommend elastic straps :beers:

lol...
:beers: