blkcherokee

ok guy i have a big problem i rotated my driver side tires an as soon as i did when i get to around 50 thru 60 i get bad vibs an if i am doing 45 down a bumpy road it feels like my front end is going to fall off guys i need help this is my dd an i drive my 1yr old in this an it scares the hell out of me throw out some ideas for me to fix this

SpitFire

Check here, some great advise
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/dreaded-death-wobble-story-continues-23553/

Mike1998XJ

Did you only rotate the Drivers side as stated?
Mike

blkcherokee

yea because the passenger side didnt need it

93gc40

Are you getting vibration at speed or death wobble. DW is not a vibration it is a violent shaking of the front end, that makes you crap your pants. Literally feel like the front end is bouncing about 20 feet side to side.

93gc40

What you have sound like a out of balance tire.

Mike1998XJ

I'd just rotate them back then. It should go away then sign up for a balancing or new tires down the road. Do you have 4 of the same size and brand of tires?
Mike

blkcherokee

yea all of them are same size an brand aqn i got the tire rebalanced an it helped a lil bit but not really an i get death wobble when i slow down an hit a ripple in the road

blkcherokee

an now i have a popping noise when i speed up an hit the brakes it makes a loud pop in the front do yall think i could be my ball joints

muddeprived

Check your trackbar first. Have someone turn the steering wheel back and forth while you watch it for movement or play, especially the axle side bolt. While you are under there, inspect everything else.

blkcherokee

stupid question what does a track bar do?

muddeprived

Not a stupid question. It keeps the axle centered under the vehicle. Since the front end is a 4-link setup (four control arms that are not triangulated), you need a trackbar to keep the axle from moving side to side.

blkcherokee

i was looking at the rough country track bar set up is it good an how hard is it to do by myself an could that be my possible popping noise to

muddeprived

The RC setup is pretty new. I haven't seen any reviews on it but it seems like a good setup. Installing it is not hard (this is only if you sprayed down the bolts a week prior to doing it ). You need the basic tools metric and sae, pb blaster, and a BFHammer.

http://www.roughcountry.com/install/1079.pdf

blkcherokee

ok but do you think it would cause the popping noise i hear up front an what am i looking for when i get underneath to see if its that