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Feels like the tire is bouncing in the wheel well.

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Old Mar 9, 2011 | 09:22 AM
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Default Feels like the tire is bouncing in the wheel well.

Between 55-65 mph, if I hit a bump, the right front end of my jeep starts bouncing violently causing me to pull over. I must slow down to about 30 mph for it stop. The first time it happened I thought I had a flat. When I have a passenger and this occurs, it scares the $h!+ out of them. I had the tires balanced which helped for about 6 weeks. Just a balancing issue? Thoughts? Please help. Thank you
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Old Mar 9, 2011 | 09:25 AM
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It kid of Sounds like death wobble, but I'm not sure since you said it's only your front right side. Check your track bar and make sure it is torqued to factory specs.
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Old Mar 9, 2011 | 09:26 AM
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If it stopped COMPLETELY when it was balanced then started again...I would think that you have a bad tire...
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Old Mar 9, 2011 | 09:27 AM
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My post should be in the "Stock" category...Sorry
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Old Mar 9, 2011 | 09:27 AM
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Is your Jeep lifted? Aftermarket tires?
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Old Mar 9, 2011 | 09:29 AM
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Don't think its the tire because the tire thats on the front right, used to be on the front left before I had it balanced. I guess both front tires could be bad...
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Old Mar 9, 2011 | 09:31 AM
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check your track bar and make sure its tight.
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Old Mar 9, 2011 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by ludski
and it still does this after you got the tires balanced?
About a month to 6 weeks after I had it balanced it started again.
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Old Mar 9, 2011 | 09:48 AM
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Just saw a video on Youtube on death wobble....I think that's my problem. My Jeep is bone stock too.
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Old Mar 9, 2011 | 11:41 AM
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My death wobble started stock and even got to the point that my front trac bar bracket sheared off the axle. Check the bushings on the trac bar and go ahead and look at the bracket on the axle and see if there is anything visibly off about the welds.
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