I've posted on here before about my JK and the death wobble I've experienced after an off-road incident. Since then it's gotten better but it still does it occasionally on high speed bumps on the interstate. Anyways, I had some lower control arms put on and I believe that has helped out alot. Well I'm going to get some rough country dual steering stabilizers and some 33" MTZs. I know the steering stabilizer just masks the problem but I cant figure out what it is so I'm curious when I buy the 33"s they make the 12.5 width and the 11.5 width. Which width would be better to lessen the chance of the wobble because I know the bigger the tire the more chance it has to do that or so I've heard. Which me wonder if its wider it would be harder for it to do that? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

I have had Death wobble on my jeep from week 1. I just recently put 35x12.5 on her and I have driven on the highway, today as a matter of fact. The bigger and wider wheels seem to make the steering more stable. I haven't got the wobble with the wider tires yet.

 

I would go with a single. Dual is over kill for 33's. IMO..

 

I have read a lot of post on this... most refer to a loose track bar braket in the rear. Some have said loose steering components as well. Have you tried to search death wobble. It will be a lot of reading, but well worth it. Good luck

 

If it's true death wobble i'd go straight for the trackbar. If it's just wobble i'd also check tire balance.

To your original question, with 33's i'd prefer the 11.5.

 

I wish it was that simple yall. I still have stock tires on it and the castor has been changed, the camber, front end aligned many times, trac bar tightned, tires balanced..it got a little better but still it isn't fixed

 

i have to disagree with the being an easy thing to identify.

 

yea i dealt with DW, went over eveything in the steering/suspension over and over. took to the dealership, they tell me its the steering stabilizer which knew was BS, but i wont get into that. ball joints, check; track bar, check(well..); shocks, check; control arms, check; balanced and rotated (and this was with stock), i mean it can be so many things, i finally think I got mine though. It seems that the hole towards the back of the jeep on the track bar mount on the frame end is a little wallowed out? Its not bad, but its the only thin I have been able to find thats a possibility. I am waiting on my C2 gussets to come in to take it to have thos welded on to also have a newtrack bar mount welded on, or ive heard of some who have welded on a washer. Anywho, sorry to hijack, just have been so frustrated with DW that it kills me when i hear its easy to identify the culprit. goodluck with yours.

 

Is it just me or is this whole DW thing just ridiculous?

I have never owned a vehicle that required such maintenance as to where if one bushing is shot or one bolt is not tightened or one hole is ovaled, the whole vehicle goes into a violent shake and the owner is left to disassemble the whole front end trying to find the one little thing that does it.

When i bought a Jeep I thought it would be tougher buit since its meant for off road but, it does not seem the case. One little thing is off and the vehicle is not even driveable, let alone off road worthy.

 

To me this should be the first thing you do. After trying everything I could think of and everything I had read, the problem didn't reveal itself until I removed the stabilizer. If I would have removed it first my 3 month venture into getting my death wobble resolved wouldn't have lasted 3 days.