i wouldnt go with an oem, if its lifted get a bigger one, theyre close to the same price anyway. BDS is like $70 and its a big @$$ piece too

 

I've only a 2" lift (Old Man Emu) with 30's. Would I still need to go heavy duty (I assume you mean and dual over a single)?

 

By HD he means there are larger shocks to be used for the SS. Personally I dont think it matters at all, a lot run without one at all so if you even have one then it shouldnt matter which it is.

 

well you dont have to at that height, but it helps keeps wobbling under control. IMO the bigger and more the better. I kind of want to put on two of the biggest stabilizers i can find on mine and see if that doesnt get rid of my shimmy for the most part.... it would add a tad extra stress to your power steering pump though

 

Best way to diagnose the wobble is to remove that darn stabilizer. Drive without it. If there's a wobble, hunt it down. The stabilizer should not cause, nor prevent, a wobble. If you have a steering shimmy/wobble, then something is not functioning properly or there's a fault in your steering setup.

Once you track down the wobble, re-install the stabilizer.

By the way, running dual stabilizer is the biggest overkill and uneccessary mod you can do, unless you are running tires in the 40+ range. Our OEM steering box and pump doesn't need any more work as it is.

 

I replaced the SS since it was leaking and get this - my slight wobble (more of a shimmy) when I hit a bump has now gone to a full on holy #$@%! , I got to pull over, death wobble! How could this have happened? I did nothing at all except replace the SS... and I am pretty mechanically competent.

 

Can't really say for sure but take it off and track down what's causing it. Have someone turn the steering wheel back and forth while you sit under the front and check each joint for any bit of play. Pay close attention to the trackbar joints too. It only takes a little to start alot. Rotate tires if you can to see if that does anything. Out of balance tires can initiate the wobble and a loose component will enhance it.

Give it a good look over.

 

X2 that is a very good way of figuring things out I highly recommend doing that and taking the time to sort through the problem.

 

I've got the same problem but mine is only occurring on the left side. So I climbed under my jeep tonight and measured the length of my Adj. LCA's. my left side was only 1/8" longer than my right side, but the left spring perch looked angled quite a bit more than the right. So seeing as Poor Caster setting is a major cause of Death Wobble It would make sense to adjust my LCA. I will update you guys as soon as I have tried this. FYI: factory specifications are +5.25 to +8.5 degrees with a preferred setting of +7.0 degrees. If I'm not mistaken, your using ALCAs with your lift, but if not you can use small shims in between the LCA frame mount and the inner sleeve that holds the control LCA.

 

Thats -5 to - 8.5 degrees, not positive but I guess by now you've figured that out

Adjustable LCA's and a heavy duty tie rod from Rusty's fixed my DW. Also, I found out that 99/00s had very weak rubber in the stock LCAs. They said a swap to older versions would in all probability make an drastic improvement but I decided to get the adjustables. No more DW! Thats a load off my mind...