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my steering stabilizer's busted

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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 12:59 PM
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I've got a two door with 2.5" Teraflex lift and 35" Nitto Mud Grapplers, over the last few days my jeep would shake pretty bad at low speeds today I had to pull over because the steering wheel was shaking so bad.the tireslook ok there not that old I dont think there coming apart or anything like that took the tires off and check the torque on all the tierod ends and drag link there good the steering stabilizer was dripping oil though so I know I'm gonna need to change it out. I'm just wondering if there could be another issue that I'm not thinking of that could be causing this shaking and would just ruin the new stabilizer when I put it on
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Mossyoakman3006
I've got a two door with 2.5" Teraflex lift and 35" Nitto Mud Grapplers, over the last few days my jeep would shake pretty bad at low speeds today I had to pull over because the steering wheel was shaking so bad.the tireslook ok there not that old I dont think there coming apart or anything like that took the tires off and check the torque on all the tierod ends and drag link there good the steering stabilizer was dripping oil though so I know I'm gonna need to change it out. I'm just wondering if there could be another issue that I'm not thinking of that could be causing this shaking and would just ruin the new stabilizer when I put it on
Thanks guys
I would make sure everything is tight,balanced, and aligned to start and then make sure nothing is bent like control arms or your steering.
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 01:19 PM
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I haven't had an alignment in a while so that could be it, the control arms are tight almost positive there not bent because I havent been offroad in a while and they look alright but I'll take another look at them thanks
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 01:52 PM
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Also check to make sure your front trackbar is tight, the mounting brackets are secure, and no welds are breaking.
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by alec
also check to make sure your front trackbar is tight, the mounting brackets are secure, and no welds are breaking.
i agree i had the same problem recently and it was my trackbar it was just a little loose and caused a lot of wobble!!!!
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 03:55 PM
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i dont need to tell you that something is off. if the centering of your axle is off by even an 1/8 th of an inch it will cause a slight shimmy that you wont notice with the steering dampener. Also surprisingly a loose rear track bar will throw things off up front as well.
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 04:06 PM
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I had the same problem with my TJ. Turns out the oil stain on my driveway that I could never find the source to was my steering stabilizer. I replaced it and never had a problem again.
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