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what is the death wobble ?

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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 03:21 PM
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Default what is the death wobble ?

i just installed the TF 2.5 boost and now while im driving my steering wheel shakes pretty bad at around 45mph is this the wobble or somthing else ? any advice would be great
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 03:23 PM
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if its just the steering, it sounds like somehting else.....

alignment, tire out of balance, adjust trackbar.......

make sure everyhting is tightend down properly.

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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 03:26 PM
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ok cool i hope thats all it is thanks
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 03:37 PM
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Try to tighten the trac bar, I had that with my LJ and it helped until I got a new bushing. Use some muscle on it.
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 07:11 PM
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It's something else for sure, because when you get the death wobble you'll know it....you won't have to ask. It feels like your front end is getting thrown back and forth by some monster underneith...!!!

In my old willys and my CJ5 w/ Terra tires, I would get it if I got too much mud caked on the rims that it would throw them off balance real bad.
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 07:19 PM
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Default death wobble

i had same problem every since installed lift on jeep changed wheels and tires, no help bought drop pitman arm that did'nt help as a matter as a fact that threw the alinment out so bad that i almost ruined the frnt left tire in a 10 mile trip! now after having it alighned it has fixed it so fardoes anyone know what to set the trac bar at???????
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 08:16 PM
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Ya, recheck everything, and double check the tire psi and balance.

Death wobble's characteristic is you have to stop or slow down big time before you crap your pants.
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 08:37 PM
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What tire pressure are you running? Did you get a alignment?
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Old Aug 13, 2008 | 05:44 AM
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Default weebles wobble

thought that wobble (side to side), you can feel in your steering wheel, is an alignment issue. shake (up and down), that you feel in your seat, is an out of balance problem?
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Old Aug 13, 2008 | 06:15 AM
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THE DEATH WOBBLE do a search everything you need to know their are MANY threads reguarding this problem i have had the same problem with no lift /// i went with a hd satablizer after replacing 2 stock ones i think jeep should upgrade the size i should get the rcx duel stablizer kit today also you should report it to this site http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/
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