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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 05:28 PM
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I'm well aware there are many posts on the subject, but I'm getting very frustrated. New track bar, control arms, sway bar bushings and links, and still have the wobble. Everything else is tight, good tires which I had balanced. Have a stabilizer on the way, but have my doubts it will help. This a a stock height, street tired cherokee. Running out of ideas....
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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 05:37 PM
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Worn tie rod ends at the steering knuckles.
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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 06:24 PM
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Ball joints.

You say everything is tight. It wouldn't hurt to take us through history of the DW and pry tests etc. that you've done.
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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 06:32 AM
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Ball joints replaced a couple years ago w trw's. they are tight.
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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 06:38 AM
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Broken tire belt?
Tried swapping tires front to back?
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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 06:39 AM
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What kind of wobble? A slight wobble with bumps or full blown, uncontrolable death wobble?

What's your alignment set at?

Being stock I wouldn't expect the castor to be too far out of line. Have you swapped different tires on? Or at least swapped them from front to back?
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Old Jun 12, 2014 | 08:01 AM
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Tires have been swapped. Its a full blown wobble.
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Old Jun 12, 2014 | 08:08 AM
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I have not checked alignment, hate to spend money until i get the issue sorted.
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Old Jun 12, 2014 | 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by 1127xj
I have not checked alignment, hate to spend money until i get the issue sorted.
Search for drive way alignment . It's super easy to set the toe in our rigs your self.
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Old Jul 3, 2014 | 09:37 PM
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So an old man emu stabilizer and driveway alignment later, my death wobble seems to be gone. Over a week in and hasn't happened again. While the Rancho one I took out seemed ok, the bushings were not. Whoever installed it neglected to install a sleeve on the axle side, and the bushing had all but disappeared. Moral of this story is just because it has been replaced, don't assume it's ok....
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