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BigChevyScott · 06-24-2012, 04:54 PM

I know all the checks, Trac bar, steering stabilizer, Alignment?

new trac bar and new steering stabilizer, cant get rid of it.

this is my wifes jeep, stock Steering stabilizer went bad and i put a BDS on it, only getting like 6-8 months out of one. Just replaced it again and death wobble wont go away, trac bar looks good, took it to get aligned, looks good.

Tires are just over 1/4 tread.

ajmorell · 06-24-2012, 05:00 PM

Control arm bushings?

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Altec · 06-24-2012, 05:06 PM

Did they check TRE's when you had it aligned?

RandoTx · 06-24-2012, 05:07 PM

Ball joints, wheel hubs etc

djljeep · 06-24-2012, 09:27 PM

stabilizer doesn't fix anything, just makes it more tolerable and hides it. Track bar, tierod ends, check for slop in the steering box itself, check for frame cracks around the box, unit bearings, Control arm bushings, try switching tires around as well.

Have anything dumb installed like a drop pitman arm?

Biggest things to check that I find are most often at fault are tierod ends, and then sometimes bearings and track bar followed by steering box.

I just had one that was a bent wheel or a bad tire. Couldn't get over 20mph. symptom is gone now that I switched it to the back and now I can just feel the vibration from the bent rim in the back.

mrrisotto · 06-25-2012, 08:12 AM

Check to see if the axle-side track bar hole is wallered out.

06-24-2012, 04:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
BigChevyScott Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Member # 199726 Posts: 47	TJ Horrible death wobble I know all the checks, Trac bar, steering stabilizer, Alignment? new trac bar and new steering stabilizer, cant get rid of it. this is my wifes jeep, stock Steering stabilizer went bad and i put a BDS on it, only getting like 6-8 months out of one. Just replaced it again and death wobble wont go away, trac bar looks good, took it to get aligned, looks good. Tires are just over 1/4 tread.

06-24-2012, 05:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
Altec Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Member # 142211 Location: SoCo, Maryland Posts: 170	Did they check TRE's when you had it aligned? __________________ POLY PERFORMANCE - RUFF STUFF SPECIALTIES Last edited by Altec; 06-24-2012 at 05:08 PM.

06-24-2012, 09:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
djljeep Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Member # 110248 Location: Western Maine Posts: 395	stabilizer doesn't fix anything, just makes it more tolerable and hides it. Track bar, tierod ends, check for slop in the steering box itself, check for frame cracks around the box, unit bearings, Control arm bushings, try switching tires around as well. Have anything dumb installed like a drop pitman arm? Biggest things to check that I find are most often at fault are tierod ends, and then sometimes bearings and track bar followed by steering box. I just had one that was a bent wheel or a bad tire. Couldn't get over 20mph. symptom is gone now that I switched it to the back and now I can just feel the vibration from the bent rim in the back. __________________ Western Maine Mountain Jeepers A shortcut is the longest distance between any two points

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06-24-2012, 05:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
ajmorell Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Member # 155027 Location: Santa Fe, NM Posts: 78	Control arm bushings? Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk 2

06-24-2012, 05:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
RandoTx Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Member # 205726 Posts: 195	Ball joints, wheel hubs etc

06-25-2012, 08:12 AM	#6 (permalink)
mrrisotto Newbie Join Date: May 2005 Member # 48117 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 68	Check to see if the axle-side track bar hole is wallered out.