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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 11:36 PM
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I have a ba wobble at 55mph. It's not a death wobble. I have a new trackbar 216$. **** forgot the bars that how the axle in place from the frame. And a connected sway bar. Any help???
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 11:37 PM
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are your front tires really worn?
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 11:38 PM
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They have about 60 percent left on them
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 11:42 PM
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Could be a worn out steering stabilizer or there could be somethiong loose that you may have over looked. Or possibly a badly out of balance tire.
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 11:43 PM
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Tires were balanced 2 weeks ago and aglined. All my bolts are tight with lock tight. So possibly steering stabilizer...
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Could be, how many miles on the Jeep?
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 11:47 PM
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217xxx and the milage has quit. Soo roughly about 250
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Change out the steering stabilizer first. That is a fair amount of miles on it and they are reasonably priced.
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 11:51 PM
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What is one priced at?
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Depending on the quality level of the part you buy, $30-$80. I just looked it up on Oreillys website. Of course you could always go to the junkyard in Nashville and try to find one for less.
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Well I prob use oreillys. So about 50$ and that's the steering damper right?
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Yep. Before you spend that hard earned money, double check all the suspension bolts to make sure they are torqued to the correct specs. Even a slightly loose track bar bolt can can cause death wobble.
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When my tires got more worn i started to get the same wobble... Also check tie rod ends
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Alrighty thanks. I'll get back with y'all tomorrow first thing
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If you don't get if figured out by the weekend let me know. I should be home this weekend and might be able to help you out with it.
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