I'm a new jeep owner and new to this site. I have a 97 xj and it seems to have this death wobble I keep hearing about. It's only when I hit a series of bumps on pavement at like 50-60 mph. The whole front end will shake, including the steering wheel, until I tap the brakes then it goes away. I consulted a teacher I used to have at a tech school, he worked for Chrysler for yrs, he said it Definitly the death wobble. I looked under the front end and saw a joint directly under the steering box, it moves up n down whenever getting in n out of the truck and I'm assuming that's the problem. It connects a long metal rod to the passenger side on the frame or rear looks like. My question is do I need to replace the whole rod, just the joint or what? And is it just that, like if I replace it will the wobble go away or does something else need to be replaced too? Sorry so long just wanted to make sure I explained everything she does.

 

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/bad-shake-123268/ Last post has a good list of what to check/replace. If you take it somewhere (shop), and they say you just need a new steering stabilizer, move on and find a new shop, as this can cause it, but usually not by itself, and replacing it will be a very temporary fix.

 

Read this:

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

You'll have a much better understanding. Death wobble could be caused by 15 different things so it's impossible to say that one thing will fix your problem

 

Thanks guys, it looks like it is just my steering stabilizer bar. N wheeling isn't exactly makin it better