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Death Wobble

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Old Jan 23, 2012 | 11:49 AM
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I hope this is the place to post this question, if not, please let me know and I'll repost on a different forum.

So, I have a 2.5 budget lift on my 2010 Sport. Then I added Rubi shocks and coils which added about another inch, so I am about 3.5 inches now. I also have quick discos. After putting on the Rbui stuff, I got Death Wobble

I have had it aligned (with alignment CAMS) and had a steering stablizer put on, but that didn't fix the DW. It usually happens on the freeway when I go over 50 mph. It did happen once on a bumpy side road when I was going about 40 mph. I usually have to come to a stop to make the wobble go away. Any thoughts on what needs to be done to fix the problem??
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Old Jan 23, 2012 | 11:54 AM
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Doesnt sound like death wobble, more of a shaking/shimmy. if it was death wobble it would probally be happening well before 50mph.
Try tightening the trackbar and following Planmans DW thread

https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...es-and-Wobbles
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Old Jan 23, 2012 | 12:06 PM
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thats a long article lol ... thanks for the heads up, I'll check out the track bar
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Old Jan 23, 2012 | 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Agchik05
I hope this is the place to post this question, if not, please let me know and I'll repost on a different forum.

So, I have a 2.5 budget lift on my 2010 Sport. Then I added Rubi shocks and coils which added about another inch, so I am about 3.5 inches now. I also have quick discos. After putting on the Rbui stuff, I got Death Wobble

I have had it aligned (with alignment CAMS) and had a steering stablizer put on, but that didn't fix the DW. It usually happens on the freeway when I go over 50 mph. It did happen once on a bumpy side road when I was going about 40 mph. I usually have to come to a stop to make the wobble go away. Any thoughts on what needs to be done to fix the problem??
first off, you should get rid of your cam bolts, weld up the slots that were made in order to install them and then, install a set of adjustable front lower control arms to set your caster. then, check your track bar bolts to make sure that they are in fact torqued to 125 ft lbs. if that all checks out, have your ball joints inspected. more than likely, they are going bad.
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Old Jan 23, 2012 | 01:02 PM
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ok, great, thanks so much!!
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