My 96 XJ had a bad hop when I bought it and I thought it was because of a non existent shock bushing on the top. Well I just added some spacers and shackles and also replaced the bushings while I was in the area and I still have it. Its like the axle is literally hopping and it peaks at 50 mph. Could it be my sway bar bushings causing the hop?
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Bad axle hop at 50mph
- Thread starter OZJEEP
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bluejeepkid
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Bullhead City
i would first check to see if the shocks are even good and i would also make sure the ubolts are tight as well
trailbound xj
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- southern Maine
bad tire? I'd look for a bubble/hump in the tread someplace , been wheelin the radials at low pressure? could have seperated the belts.
I know that its coming from the front due to the front of my jeep vibrating violently, and I checked all the bolts to make sure there isn't any loose bolts. And the really weird thing is that I had stock street tires before the spacers and I put MTRs on it and it's still doing it in the same spot 50mph. I think the shocks are still good cause I didnt notice anything wrong with them when I replaced the bushing on them, they compressed fine and expanded good too.
Rolls1
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Pennsylvania
I hope someone can answer this. I am not trying to hijack this thread and will gladly post this elswhere but it sounds similar to my issue.
I have a 2000 cherokee and between 51 and 54 mph i have always had a slight vibration(not to be confused with the death wobble). It decrease when I installed a newer steering stabilizer. I have verified that everything is tightend to torque specs and that my wheels don't move back and forth, by hand, when jacked off the ground.
Any theories?
I have a 2000 cherokee and between 51 and 54 mph i have always had a slight vibration(not to be confused with the death wobble). It decrease when I installed a newer steering stabilizer. I have verified that everything is tightend to torque specs and that my wheels don't move back and forth, by hand, when jacked off the ground.
Any theories?
Darky
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- 29 Palms, CA
Control arm bushings? Bad u-joint?
I'd bet bad tire - and it may not even be something you can see. I fought this on my daughters Jeep for a while, even rotating tires. When we finally put a new set of tires on it, it went away completely. . .
wheelinscott
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Ogden
my guess is that the new steering stabilizer is sucking up the tire vibs or something better than your old one.
and to the OP- i agree with others about tires i have one that is doing it right now and causing the hop. its even worn out one of my shocks bushings on one side
Darky
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- 29 Palms, CA
He's already changed tires