cherokeesportlbi

someone please help me with this i am getting the death wobbles really bad in my 1998 cherokee the sport lifted 3in in front and 3.5 in rear.. wat could be the cause of this and how do i fix it nothing is loose in the front end at all... please help ASAP...

no rdplz

Check this link. Most helpful one on here for death wobble. I followed this and got mine fixed, but by going through the list I also found some things that would have brought it back pretty quick had I not checked them over and replaced some parts.

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/di...-wobble-55021/

rtralabama

are you running a stock track bar?

no rdplz

Won't matter at 3" up front. Most he would need to do is drill a new hole 3/4" over. An adjustable isn't needed until 4"+.

VTJeep

It could be a collection of worn out parts- bushings, ball joints and the like. If there are original (or just older) afore mentioned parts then there is a good chance they are all attributing to your DW..

no rdplz

Yeah, that's why i gave him the link.

The Blacksmith

its not causing his death wobble, but redrilling for the stock track bar is a band aid fix that shouldn't be done.

my dif was offcentered on my old xj at exactly 3'' of lift I'd say anything over 2.5 needs an adjustable track bar.

Kayle

even cupped and out of balance tires can cause death wobble.

no rdplz

Blacksmith - different experiences for different people - every jeep reacts differently to a lift. I ran 3" for about 2 years with the stock track bar redrilled and never had an issue. I didn't go with and adjustable until I went to 4.5". I'm not saying his track bar is the main issue, or even the axle being off centered is, but they could be two of many the possibilities though. Again, that's why I gave him the link in post #2. It covers everything nearly everything.

cherokeesportlbi

my sway bar bushings are bad and my upper control arm bushings look shot and i still have the stock upper arms on the jeep should i replace them?

no rdplz

Bushings yes, upper arms don't need to unless you really fell like. Stock uppers are fine for a 3" lift.

cherokeesportlbi

what is the best size bolt to use for the trac-bar to mount to the axle?

TwoJeeps

I put a 3.5" RE lift on mine and an adjustable track bar. The wobble showed up right then and once I had the front end alignment done (the toe in was just a little too aggressive and caused by the geometry change from the lift) the wobble was gone. I've been DW free for two years now.