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Ted 87 XJ Pioneer
September 8th, 2003, 10:09
I get this wobble and I test the hubs, right! there ok, so I took the jeep in for a tire bal. and rotation. and it went away for probably 2 days. now its back it started at high speeds and it was just like rubbing noise, now it does at 30 mph! its not really a wobble persay, but rubbing noise w/ a little wobble..................... Help plz
Speed_racer
September 8th, 2003, 10:11
Driveshaft angle?
Ted 87 XJ Pioneer
September 8th, 2003, 10:15
Front drivehaft? Rear driveshaft? U joint?
Speed_racer
September 8th, 2003, 10:20
Do you have a lift? If so, how big? If so, did you do an SYE or a tcase drop?
Ted 87 XJ Pioneer
September 8th, 2003, 10:30
No lift yet, But i do run 30" tires, Which is oversized from oem specs. It almost feels like its coming from the front passengers side
Ted 87 XJ Pioneer
September 8th, 2003, 20:12
Could the brake rotor/caliper be locking up?
XJ-ARMOR
September 9th, 2003, 16:41
Could be busted bushing or lose control arm(s)
ericz
September 9th, 2003, 18:14
My experience says 30" x 9.5 tires are fine for a stock XJ.
Ted 87 XJ Pioneer
September 9th, 2003, 20:33
Lower control Arm?
lndrvrxj
September 9th, 2003, 20:39
How old are the tires, they could have have worn wrong on one side causeing the wobble......that was my problem
Ted 87 XJ Pioneer
September 9th, 2003, 20:40
How to dignose If the lower control arm is the problem?
XJ-ARMOR
September 10th, 2003, 00:43
Having someone rock your jeep HARD to see if it squeaks. Look for large / deep cracks in the bushings. You could also spray WD 40 on the bushings to see if that helps them temporarily.
sticksnstonesrus
September 10th, 2003, 04:06
My 98' started to wobble in the steering wheel nearing 30-45MPH. R&R'd the steering stabilizer with success. It's realitvely cheap and solved my problems.

I'd check that before diving to far...

-Sticks