Wow, Death Wobble Gone.

jcnoble

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Huntsville, AL

• Mar 5, 2006

• #1

I upgraded from 31" bfg to 33" bfgs with new rims, trimmed fenders so they wouldnt rub. I test drove and it felt good so i decided to go hit the "death wobble" pothole. Wow, no death wobble. I even went on the highway and tried the for sure death wobble overpass which is at a 45 degree angle to the highway, this always put me into deathwobble. Wow, no deathwobble, not even a hint of it. I measured my toe in, was in at 1/4 inch compared to 1/16 on the 31's. I wonder if it is the toe or wheel tire combo or what? Wow! I love not having deathwobble.

 

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dfreeman616

NAXJA Forum User

Location

grand rapids mi

• Mar 5, 2006

• #2

maybe these tires/rims just balance out much better? either way, good for you

 

jcnoble

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Huntsville, AL

• Mar 5, 2006

• #3

Cant see my thread

Why cant i see my thread in the new posts??? Was called Wow, Death wobble gone. What are all the new changes on this site?

 

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hippymill

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Montana

• Mar 5, 2006

• #4

Re: Cant see my thread

increasing toe-in will decrease death wobble, but only serves to reduce symptoms, not cure the problem.

 

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reddragon72

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Location

Cypress, TX

• Mar 6, 2006

• #5

Re: Cant see my thread

hippymill said:

increasing toe-in will decrease death wobble, but only serves to reduce symptoms, not cure the problem.

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So what cures it. I had it bad with my old tires, but my new Dunlop Mud rovers don't have the issue, sometimes I can feel a hint of it, but it hasn't happened yet. I have a 3" lift with new shocks and a front end alignment, but the only thing that ever made a difference was the new tires.

 

KSXJ

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Kansas City

• Mar 6, 2006

• #6

I had the same problem on a stock jeep. Couple of my tires had bad belts and you couldn't tell even when they were taken off the rims. But when I rotated tires from jeep to another the vibes moved with it and then where gone when I put new tires on.

 

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hippymill

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Montana

• Mar 6, 2006

• #7

start checking for excess play in the steering components. All ball joints and TRE's are suspect. True death wobble occurs when you hit bumps at speed, and the steering jerks to one side or the other. It can almost seem like a harmonic thing, where the bump will cause the car to sway back ond forth as the steering components bounce back and for due to excess play.

 

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cLAYH

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Mar 7, 2006

• #8

Re: Cant see my thread

hippymill said:

increasing toe-in will decrease death wobble, but only serves to reduce symptoms, not cure the problem.

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In my case it was the opposite. An INCREASE in toe in caused DW on my rig. When it was set to 0* toe in/out it was fine. The more toe in I gave it the worse it got.

 

dbswede

NAXJA Member # 1516

Location

colorado springs

• Mar 10, 2006

• #9

does any one thing that a worn steering stableizer has anything to do with death wobble? I have an 88 with a 3" lift and a 93 with a 4.5" lift and both have death wobble

 

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jayuu

NAXJA Forum User

Location

madison, wisconsin

• Mar 10, 2006

• #10

a new heavy duty one will hide it. at least on my 93 it did.

 

Jeep914x4

NAXJA Forum User

Location

New Mexico

• Mar 10, 2006

• #11

jayuu said:

a new heavy duty one will hide it. at least on my 93 it did.

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Yes, it will HIDE it. I have a 91 XJ 4 inches of lift and 31's. Stock steering components, RE trackbar and lower arms. I run without a steering stabalizer with no death wobble as long as all the TRE's and the hiem joint in my trackbar are all tight.

Get under there and have someone move the steering wheel back and forth. Jack your jeep up and use a big breaker bar or somthing to lift the tire and check the balljoints. Something ain't right if your getting the dreaded DW.

Jeep on!