gearheadette

I have replaced practiclly everything on the front end, and now when you shake the wheels (in the air of course) its all tight, not a smige of play, however, whenever i hit a bump i still get a death wobble, till i let off the gas or slow down (on the road of course) any ideas? I have hit a road block. (yes I even replaced the hub assemblys)

mike37

what tire pressure are you running

gearheadette

32 on road

xjkid92

Well, what kind of a death wobble? I don't know what all you have replaced but have you had the wheels and tires ballenced? Usualy that is something you feel all the time but it could cause you to loose it a little over bumps. Just something else to think about.

89PBR96

You might need a steering stabilizer

mike37

what dose the tire say on it for recommended pressure

gearheadette

That is only for speeds of 50-70mph, this is at all speeds but only after i hit a bump, almost like the wheel is going to come off, (I did double check the lug tourque)

I have considered this, it is kinda leaking

the tires just tell you what max psi is, not recomended, recomended is in your door jam of the veichle

mike37

thats not exactly true cus you don't have stock tires

run them at max psi for a little while
it will stiffen up the sidewall some and may help with the wobbles

gearheadette

maybe i should explain my self a bit better, i hit a bump, at ANY speed and the steering wheel shakes violently side to side till i let off the gas, I have tested this out by just keeping the same speed, not accelerating and hitting a bump and it keeps doing it till i let off the gas. when i mean violently i am meaning that my hand is moving 5-6 inches even with me fighting to keep it straight (i am a tech so i am a bit stronger than normal women)

prerunner1982

What did you replace? You say practically everything... but what does that include? Did you replace your trackbar/bushings? How about control arm bushings?

Replacing the steering stabalizer will cover up the problem for awhile but will NOT fix it...it is just a bandaid.

mike37

yes I understand what is happening

the wobble are not uneek to jeeps

you say your front end is tight

and good alignment

so what is left

a under inflated tire will wobble easer than a fully inflated one

balancing can cause this also

the combination of the two can be very bad

it cost you nothing to inflate the tires a little more
for a test run

what tires do you have


you may need a hevyer track bar

gearheadette

various bushings, 2 bad ball joints, both hub assemblys, one bad tie rod,thats about it, but everything that was oviously bad

prerunner1982

I would check your trackbar & bushings and your control arm bushings. I have replaced all of my tie rods and steering stablizer and still get just a bit of wobble above 50mph. I have not replaced by wheel bearings but plan on doing my trackbar first.

Jack the XJ up and support it on jackstand under the "frame" and see if your axle has side to side movement.

ltlgreenXJ

x2 on steering stabilizer. just got mine in this past friday and it makes a huge difference. i had the same problem as you are having, spent 30 bucks at rough country and voila!

Crazy4x4Chick

Check your sway bar bushings... Mine were bad, we replaced them, and it fixed my wabble. I can still feel it want to wabble when I hit a bump, but it doesnt. I think its as good as I am going to get....
Its worth a shot and they are only about 12 bucks.