4DLVOFJEEPS
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Tucson, AZ
97 XJ Sport, 3" lift, 31" BFG at/ko's. 150,000 miles.
I have a classic case of death wobble. I have decided that it was death wobble due to the fact that it built up over time and transgressed into one final "crap my pants" episode at about 45mph. After the final death wobble episode I drove home @ 20 mph as I could no longer drive any faster without the jelly in my eyeballs shaking. I vowed to never drive my XJ until I got the problem fixed, something to do with my "self preservation" issues. I had my wife steer to and fro in the driveway as I inspected everything and notice the stock trac bar @ the frame slopping about. I promptly changed the complete bar for a new OEM one and once again braved the open road. My poor wife does the laundry and was very upset after my second "crap my pants" episode. My next step is a complete front end tune-up. Bushings, ball joints, wheel joints, tires, alignment, and tie rods. I've read alot of posts about DW and I came to the conclusion that the problem is to dangerous to just replace one component. You don't wipe the oil and antifreeze off a blown head gasket and keep driving, and you shouldn't take your steering lightly either, it ruins perfectly good pants! I'll post again after the rebuild/tune-up, any comments or advice would be greatly appreciated!
I have a classic case of death wobble. I have decided that it was death wobble due to the fact that it built up over time and transgressed into one final "crap my pants" episode at about 45mph. After the final death wobble episode I drove home @ 20 mph as I could no longer drive any faster without the jelly in my eyeballs shaking. I vowed to never drive my XJ until I got the problem fixed, something to do with my "self preservation" issues. I had my wife steer to and fro in the driveway as I inspected everything and notice the stock trac bar @ the frame slopping about. I promptly changed the complete bar for a new OEM one and once again braved the open road. My poor wife does the laundry and was very upset after my second "crap my pants" episode. My next step is a complete front end tune-up. Bushings, ball joints, wheel joints, tires, alignment, and tie rods. I've read alot of posts about DW and I came to the conclusion that the problem is to dangerous to just replace one component. You don't wipe the oil and antifreeze off a blown head gasket and keep driving, and you shouldn't take your steering lightly either, it ruins perfectly good pants! I'll post again after the rebuild/tune-up, any comments or advice would be greatly appreciated!