Front end wicked wobbling

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Aug 23, 2011 | 10:00 PM

lostdoors96

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From: millville, new jersey

Year: 1996

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0L

Front end wicked wobbling

At highway speeds if I catch a bump in the road the right way my front end starts to shake and wobble really bad at least until I slow down to about 30 any ideas

Aug 23, 2011 | 10:01 PM

Scotty16

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From: Placerville, CA

Year: 1989

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 Inline 6

You sir have death wobble by the sound of it.

Aug 23, 2011 | 10:01 PM

lostdoors96

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From: millville, new jersey

Year: 1996

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0L

Someone mentioned my bushings but as far as I can tell everything is tight

Aug 23, 2011 | 10:02 PM

sguiffre13

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From: Lake Orion MI

Year: 1995

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 l 6

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Originally Posted by Scotty16

You sir have death wobble by the sound of it.

X2 and it could be a number of things

Aug 23, 2011 | 10:04 PM

lostdoors96

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From: millville, new jersey

Year: 1996

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0L

What kind of things I need to start a checklist and keep checking

Aug 23, 2011 | 10:06 PM

Scotty16

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From: Placerville, CA

Year: 1989

Model: Cherokee

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Firstly I'd suggest checking your trac bar for looseness. though I'm willing to bet youve already done that. Maybe your tie rod ends

Aug 23, 2011 | 10:10 PM

sguiffre13

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From: Lake Orion MI

Year: 1995

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 l 6

tre, trac bar, alignment, all of your bushings, berings, theres a bunch of things

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Aug 23, 2011 | 10:10 PM

lostdoors96

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From: millville, new jersey

Year: 1996

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0L

I will check them again and see what happens

Nov 11, 2012 | 02:18 PM

john.monteith79

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From: Makakilo, Hawaii

Year: 1990

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

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Originally Posted by lostdoors96

What kind of things I need to start a checklist and keep checking

Kevinsoffroad.com has a death wobble cure kit. Its expensive but worth it. I worked for me.

Rusty

Nov 11, 2012 | 02:21 PM

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Jlovekamp

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Year: 1988

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4L L6

I got that problem the last time I took my rig wheelin. I had broke the mountings for my steeling stablizer. just snapped the u-bolts and such, try that. it scared the crap out of my running down the freeway!