Death Wobble Ground Zero
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So I have DW on my 99 XJ with a 2" lift. I took A video today to try to determine where it was happening at. The video appears to show the drag link shaking before anything else. Is it possible to drag link is the point of least resistance and so the joint from the drag to the pitman needing replacement first?
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The video will tell us nothing. You need to start noggin poking and wiggling parts until you find what's loose. Start with it all in the ground then if you can't find the problem jack up the front and keep wiggling until you find the problem.
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Two things cause DW. Loose steering components and too little positive caster.
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What he said. Jack it up so that both wheels are off the ground. Then wiggle all the steering and find the part that's loose. Also remove the bolt on the arm side of the steering stabilizer and make sure its not bad. If you find everything is tight, you may want to get the alignment checked to make sure the caster is within spec.
Two things cause DW. Loose steering components and too little positive caster.
Two things cause DW. Loose steering components and too little positive caster.
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I've seen plenty of rigs run without them, trail rigs and DDs. No issues because the steering and components are done right.
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So I took off the tie rod and finishing removing everything else tomorrow and friday. Im going to examine everything and replace what looks shot. Hopefully I can get everything replaced and do a highway check in a couple weeks. (we are buying a house so I need to get it road worthy... at least limping it to the new location till the house is finished). I dont need a tie rod to drive it right??
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Check the tie rod ends, ball joints, Trackbar, control arms and mounts. Death wobble cannot be fixed via the interwebs. You have to do some experimenting on your own. Do what they said early and Jack up the front end and start shaking things. Replace anything that feels bad and try it. It that doesn't work, repeat until it goes away.
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Check the tie rod ends, ball joints, Trackbar, control arms and mounts. Death wobble cannot be fixed via the interwebs. You have to do some experimenting on your own. Do what they said early and Jack up the front end and start shaking things. Replace anything that feels bad and try it. It that doesn't work, repeat until it goes away.
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