tealcherokee
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no....if you read the 3 pages you would have learned that the steering stabilizer is very smart, and it tricked a dumb ass like you into thinking it fixed it
dogtired said:has anyone got an actual video of a death wobble in progress? I just wanna see how badly it shakes from the inside and outside.
jeepnuts311 said:first time it happened to me, i thought i had blown a front tire. tried with all my strength to control the wheel as i slowed from 70ish to pull off the side. its pretty crazy, but i doubt anyone took a video, and i doubt it moves more than a few inches. consider that you only need to turn the wheel a little bit to change lanes....
-Tim
No one said stabilizers were bad.JJacobs said:The old saw about stabilizers being a band-aid is an internet myth. If the factory thought it was necessary on a stock suspension, it needs to be there when that suspension is fed bigger tires, steeper angles, and more load on the bushings.
Obviously they're not necessary on every vehicle, but a wobble-prone XJ needs all the help it can get.
tealcherokee said:no....if you read the 3 pages you would have learned that the steering stabilizer is very smart, and it tricked a dumb ass like you into thinking it fixed it
tealcherokee said:x3.......
my trail rig didnt have a stabilizer, drove fine at 80mph, 7" lift, long arms, crossover..... sounds modified to me, i must of missed the "required" note.
oh yeah, and 35x16" boggers, UNbalanced, they were out 12-16oz per side....drove fine, no death wobble, thats for sure
ZachMan said:I've never heard different.
When it happens at 50-55 mph I have never heard someone say it was something besides tires or balancing issue. It could be a hundred different things true, but when he mentioned that certain speed I knew to chime in.
You'd be (almost) right if it were a shimmy or vibration.ZachMan said:I've never heard different.
When it happens at 50-55 mph I have never heard someone say it was something besides tires or balancing issue. It could be a hundred different things true, but when he mentioned that certain speed I knew to chime in.
dogtired said:has anyone got an actual video of a death wobble in progress? I just wanna see how badly it shakes from the inside and outside.
the middle one is my buddys, same set up, i did have one, until i ripped it off on a rock, and i left it off because i had no issues w/o itlawsoncl said:This your trail rig?
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=255221 (2nd down on the right)
http://ryan.tehbaron.com/THOR/gallery/DSC00007.JPG
http://www.tehbaron.com/ryan/images/chop2/
Nice trail setup. I noticed it has a steering stablizer?
no it was for atx xj, but you "other point" means we can apply it to you as welllawsoncl said:Was that insult intended for me? When people stoop to using insults to prove their point, it just shows a lack of maturity. I think you're so hung up on someone saying that a stablizer might be needed in some cases that you didn't really read what I wrote.
1. Some setups are fine without a stablizer. Apparently this includes yours.
2. Some setups are marginal due to larger tires, lift, etc and need a stabilizer to prevent normal vibration from getting out of control. Why else do you think the factory put one there? Why do you think there are people posting here saying that replacing a bad stablizer fixed their problem?
3. A stabilizer won't fix vibration from bad tires or really poor alignment. It might tone it down a bit and keep things from getting to the death wobble stage but won't fix it. I never said it would.
4. I never called the stablizer a band-aid it cureall. It won't fix obviously worn or damaged parts.
I could add another point. If you have true crap-your-pants-scary death wobble, I'm willing to bet your stabilizer is worn out.
I'll even elaborate on my death wobble. I had no vibrations, nothing obviously lose, and the tires balanced fine. I had two occasions of hitting a pothole at 60mph and the resulting shake of the suspension grew out of control into death wobble. Yes it was true death wobble that rattled your teeth and made it damn near impossible to steer. The stabilizer was obviously bad. Replaced it and no more death wobble since. I think I'd call that fixed.