Many members buy a stronger SS and they think that the DW is fixed. It's not fixed, just masked. You will have it again later.

Also, if you have DW on bone stock and your SS is leaking, the problem is somewhere else (the leaking SS helps to have DW but is not the cause)

Most of the time, on the stock JK's, the 2 bolts of the tracbar is not tighted at 125

 

Whether the JK is modified or stock the causes of DW are the same wheel balance, alignment, faulty joints or bushings, wallowed mounts, etc. The difference is the specific place where they occur.

Most of the cases on stock JKs seem to occur after a tire rotation or on JKs with higher mileage where either a ball joint, bearing, bushing or SS wore out. Where as on a lifted JK with big heavy tires where the track bar wasn't properly torqued, it doesn't take long for nature to follow its course.

Even though a JK can operate properly without a SS, a faulty one (either the SS itself or loose brackets) can contribute to DW in the same manner as a loose joint.

One of the biggest challenges of eliminating DW completely is that it can take some time to find the cause and in the mean time every time it occurs the loads it produces can cause other parts to begin to fail. So you may think you found the cause when find a loose joint, but that faulty joint may have been the direct result of DW itself.

This is why in cases where DW has been occuring for some time, it is even more important to follow a systematic troubleshooting process like Planman's from begining to end to ensure that everything is whithin spec.

 

I know this is going to sound crazy but I had a dodge truck doing the same thing after months of getting pissed off and talking to people and tried eveything I found what it was ............ the stupid brake pads on the front and they have been replaced and were new that truck only liked the dealership brakes yeah i know say all you want but it happened to me so there you go.... talk all you want just tring to help

 

I think someone on here just found out that's what was causing his "DW", a caliper was rubbing.

 

Interesting thread. A new SS fixed my DW, but it sounds as though I need to have the bolts tightened in the suspension. I'll have them do this while it's at the shop.

 

Higher is the lift, higher are the chances to have DW.