fsupaintball
NAXJA Forum User
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- W of Denver
TL;DR - when experiencing death wobble on the road, how do I stop the shaking while I'm in the vehicle?
96 XJ, 3" Rancho lift
I figured this was close enough to stock, and a generic question, that it belonged in the OEM forum.
I have a bad death wobble, most often when I hit the brakes at speed 55+. I've ordered in new front shocks and a steering stabilizer (all Rancho, identical to the ancient worn out Rancho parts already there) but they won't be in until tomorrow.
Unfortunately, my XJ just tried to kill me. I was coming off the highway and hit the brakes and the wobble started. Unlike other instances, it didn't stop after 5 seconds. It just kept violently shaking the entire vehicle as I sloooowly came to a stop. We're talking 30+ seconds of violent shaking as I decelerate from 70-0. I tried moving the steering wheel back and forth a bit, slight pressure on the brakes... nothing seemed to help, and it was BAD. As in "running over a road made of speed bumps at 60MPH" bad.
I have to drive all over the place between today and tomorrow. I'll try to keep it at/under 55MPH. But if it starts shaking, is there an effective way to stop the wobble? I can't put in new parts until tomorrow night.
96 XJ, 3" Rancho lift
I figured this was close enough to stock, and a generic question, that it belonged in the OEM forum.
I have a bad death wobble, most often when I hit the brakes at speed 55+. I've ordered in new front shocks and a steering stabilizer (all Rancho, identical to the ancient worn out Rancho parts already there) but they won't be in until tomorrow.
Unfortunately, my XJ just tried to kill me. I was coming off the highway and hit the brakes and the wobble started. Unlike other instances, it didn't stop after 5 seconds. It just kept violently shaking the entire vehicle as I sloooowly came to a stop. We're talking 30+ seconds of violent shaking as I decelerate from 70-0. I tried moving the steering wheel back and forth a bit, slight pressure on the brakes... nothing seemed to help, and it was BAD. As in "running over a road made of speed bumps at 60MPH" bad.
I have to drive all over the place between today and tomorrow. I'll try to keep it at/under 55MPH. But if it starts shaking, is there an effective way to stop the wobble? I can't put in new parts until tomorrow night.