Death Wobble ... anyone ever have it!?

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Miller88

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Location

Syracuse NY

• Nov 21, 2011

• #1

I have a dead right rear shock and no right front shock due to broken bar pin bolts. My front swaybar is disconnected and there isn't a rear.

Last night I had 2 sets of tires in the back of my heep stacked to the roof (4x 215/75-15 and 4x 225 75/15), 2 donuts (from my XJ and Focus), tools, car battery, etc.

Anyway,

I made a left turn onto a choppy road that was a bit off camber. The jeep got going back and fourth to the left and right so bad I ended up having to stop on the side of the road and wait for a second for it to stop rocking.

Moral of the story ... Reconnect swaybar and fix broken shock / shock mounts.

 

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bjoehandley

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Location

WeGo, Chi-Town, Ill

• Nov 21, 2011

• #2

Re: Death Wallow ... anyone ever have it!?

Nothing that bad, still get a bit of wallow, but I still need to put new shocks on the frontt of my truck too.

 

themud

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Location

Scottsdale AZ

• Nov 22, 2011

• #3

Re: Death Wallow ... anyone ever have it!?

ps the proper term is death wobble and yep more than a few times the ultimate cure was hydro assist right to the tie rod... Doesn't matter whats outta whack now it works great..

themud

 

Darky

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Location

29 Palms, CA

• Nov 22, 2011

• #4

Re: Death Wallow ... anyone ever have it!?

Or get good stiff springs and shocks... My Jeep is quite stable with little to know wallowing at 5.5" and no sway bars.

 

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Miller88

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Location

Syracuse NY

• Nov 22, 2011

• #5

Re: Death Wallow ... anyone ever have it!?

If I hook up my swaybar (the rear is in the back seat of my Focus) mine rides like it's on rails ... or a truck.

10 ply load range E truck tires.

Oh, and if I inflate them to 70psi, my Jeep will bounce!

 

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hintonsooner

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Location

Halfway between Hell and a hand basket

• Nov 22, 2011

• #6

Re: Death Wallow ... anyone ever have it!?

Wobble.
Double ewe- oh- bee- bee- elle- eee
Wobble.

 

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Miller88

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Location

Syracuse NY

• Nov 22, 2011

• #7

Re: Death Wallow ... anyone ever have it!?

hintonsooner said:

Wobble.
Double ewe- oh- bee- bee- elle- eee
Wobble.

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Steering wheel was fine! Rest of the jeep wasn't.

 

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WNC95xj

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Location

NC

• Nov 22, 2011

• #8

Re: Death Wallow ... anyone ever have it!?

hintonsooner said:

Wobble.
Double ewe- oh- bee- bee- elle- eee
Wobble.

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:laugh:

 

hubs97xj

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Location

Fort Wayne, IN

• Nov 22, 2011

• #9

Re: Death Wallow ... anyone ever have it!?

themud said:

ps the proper term is death wobble

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hintonsooner said:

Wobble.
Double ewe- oh- bee- bee- elle- eee
Wobble.

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Read it again, slower. He's obviously not talking about death wobble...

 

Lowrange2

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Location

Abbeville, SC

• Nov 22, 2011

• #10

Re: Death Wallow ... anyone ever have it!?

hubs97xj said:

Read it again, slower. He's obviously not talking about death wobble...

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Sir, I do believe you are mistaken.

I like it. Death Wallow. Sounds like the name to the news horror film.

 

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prettynasty

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Location

gastonia, nc

• Nov 22, 2011

• #11

Re: Death Wallow ... anyone ever have it!?

mine did at first its good now

 

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WB9YZU

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Location

Madison, WI

• Nov 22, 2011

• #12

Re: Death Wallow ... anyone ever have it!?

Lowrange2 said:

Sir, I do believe you are mistaken.

I like it. Death Wallow. Sounds like the name to the news horror film.

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Sounds like the name of a kids book "Miller88 and the Deathly Wobbles"

 

VAhasnoWAVES

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Location

Lake City, Mi

• Nov 23, 2011

• #13

hintonsooner said:

Wobble.
Double ewe- oh- bee- bee- elle- eee
Wobble.

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i thought you were making a dubstep joke at first...

 

anthrax323

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Location

San Antonio, TX

• Nov 23, 2011

• #14

VAhasnoWAVES said:

i thought you were making a dubstep joke at first...

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We could probably kill the fad if we can get everyone to call it "wub-a-dub".

Got a couple friends who are dubstep fans... And they really don't like that name.

 

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Miller88

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Location

Syracuse NY

• Nov 23, 2011

• #15

I picked Death Wollow for the title of this excellent book because I was going left to right. My steering wheel, axles and tires were fine. It was the jeep that was a rockin (from tires ... it's too small in the back to make it rock from other things ... like engines)