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Old 11-20-2015, 10:13 AM
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Stock rig. Go through dampeners every 6 months for years. What's the best one? Yes I know that there is a lot more to death wobble then the dampener, but I don't have time to stay on top of it.
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Originally Posted by spartan99
Stock rig. Go through dampeners every 6 months for years. What's the best one? Yes I know that there is a lot more to death wobble then the dampener, but I don't have time to stay on top of it.

sounds like you don't want to hear this but if you have DW on a stock rig you have some major stuff going on with your front end parts, and none of it is good.

Fix it, don't patch it with a dampener for the sake of safety.
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Hydro assist until your front axle falls off
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Hydro assist until your front axle falls off
What size ram? 6" stroke or 8" stroke

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Originally Posted by PhxSilver
sounds like you don't want to hear this but if you have DW on a stock rig you have some major stuff going on with your front end parts, and none of it is good.

Fix it, don't patch it with a dampener for the sake of safety.
Nothing's loose. Been chasing it since 20k miles or so when it was practically new. Typical dw story; Chrysler claims to have never heard of death wobble when I call them about it. Torquing bolts seems to help here and there. Upgraded all suspension bolts. Etc.

This is a very common problem and I have never heard of an axle falling off, so I am not too concerned about that. It'll only come off if it wobbles enough to brake it, which is why I want a strong dampener. My wife drives it mostly these days. Death wobble is like herpes. It never goes away but you can manage it.
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Originally Posted by spartan99
Stock rig. Go through dampeners every 6 months for years. What's the best one? Yes I know that there is a lot more to death wobble then the dampener, but I don't have time to stay on top of it.
Just do some duals and be done

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Originally Posted by spartan99

Nothing's loose. Been chasing it since 20k miles or so when it was practically new. Typical dw story; Chrysler claims to have never heard of death wobble when I call them about it. Torquing bolts seems to help here and there. Upgraded all suspension bolts. Etc.

This is a very common problem and I have never heard of an axle falling off, so I am not too concerned about that. It'll only come off if it wobbles enough to brake it, which is why I want a strong dampener. My wife drives it mostly these days. Death wobble is like herpes. It never goes away but you can manage it.
Death wobble can go away. Its not something you manage. Dampner is a band aid. Before my hydro i ran no stabilizer with no wobble...
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Death wobble can go away. Its not something you manage. Dampner is a band aid. Before my hydro i ran no stabilizer with no wobble...
Did you ever have dw before you ran without a dampener?
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Did you ever have dw before you ran without a dampener?
Yup many times. But i found the cause each time and fixed it properly.
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Yup many times. But i found the cause each time and fixed it properly.
Exactly. It never went away. You are managing it.

And you haven't had it since the hydro, right?


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