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spartan99 11-20-2015 10:13 AM

Strongest damper to stop death wobble?
 
Stock rig. Go through dampeners every 6 months for years. What's the best one? Yes I know that there is a lot more to death wobble then the dampener, but I don't have time to stay on top of it.

PhxSilver 11-20-2015 10:37 AM


Originally Posted by spartan99 (Post 4161763)
Stock rig. Go through dampeners every 6 months for years. What's the best one? Yes I know that there is a lot more to death wobble then the dampener, but I don't have time to stay on top of it.


sounds like you don't want to hear this but if you have DW on a stock rig you have some major stuff going on with your front end parts, and none of it is good.

Fix it, don't patch it with a dampener for the sake of safety.

Maertz 11-20-2015 10:48 AM

Hydro assist until your front axle falls off

Joe_B 11-20-2015 11:52 AM


Originally Posted by Maertz (Post 4161777)
Hydro assist until your front axle falls off

What size ram? 6" stroke or 8" stroke

Haha

spartan99 11-20-2015 12:16 PM


Originally Posted by PhxSilver (Post 4161775)
sounds like you don't want to hear this but if you have DW on a stock rig you have some major stuff going on with your front end parts, and none of it is good.

Fix it, don't patch it with a dampener for the sake of safety.

Nothing's loose. Been chasing it since 20k miles or so when it was practically new. Typical dw story; Chrysler claims to have never heard of death wobble when I call them about it. Torquing bolts seems to help here and there. Upgraded all suspension bolts. Etc.

This is a very common problem and I have never heard of an axle falling off, so I am not too concerned about that. It'll only come off if it wobbles enough to brake it, which is why I want a strong dampener. My wife drives it mostly these days. Death wobble is like herpes. It never goes away but you can manage it.

JayswranglerX 11-20-2015 12:19 PM


Originally Posted by spartan99 (Post 4161763)
Stock rig. Go through dampeners every 6 months for years. What's the best one? Yes I know that there is a lot more to death wobble then the dampener, but I don't have time to stay on top of it.

Just do some duals and be done

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Maertz 11-20-2015 01:33 PM


Originally Posted by spartan99 (Post 4161791)

Nothing's loose. Been chasing it since 20k miles or so when it was practically new. Typical dw story; Chrysler claims to have never heard of death wobble when I call them about it. Torquing bolts seems to help here and there. Upgraded all suspension bolts. Etc.

This is a very common problem and I have never heard of an axle falling off, so I am not too concerned about that. It'll only come off if it wobbles enough to brake it, which is why I want a strong dampener. My wife drives it mostly these days. Death wobble is like herpes. It never goes away but you can manage it.

Death wobble can go away. Its not something you manage. Dampner is a band aid. Before my hydro i ran no stabilizer with no wobble...

spartan99 11-20-2015 01:41 PM


Originally Posted by Maertz (Post 4161803)
Death wobble can go away. Its not something you manage. Dampner is a band aid. Before my hydro i ran no stabilizer with no wobble...

Did you ever have dw before you ran without a dampener?

Maertz 11-20-2015 01:51 PM


Originally Posted by spartan99 (Post 4161807)

Did you ever have dw before you ran without a dampener?

Yup many times. But i found the cause each time and fixed it properly.

spartan99 11-20-2015 01:58 PM


Originally Posted by Maertz (Post 4161809)
Yup many times. But i found the cause each time and fixed it properly.

Exactly. It never went away. You are managing it.

And you haven't had it since the hydro, right?


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