Jeep death wobble
11-04-2010, 06:55 PM
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Jeep death wobble
I have an 86 Jeep Cherokee with a 7" lift on 35" BFG Mud terrains and have the death wobble and dont know what the cause of it is. Any suggestions?
11-04-2010, 07:39 PM
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get a good solid adjustable tracbar and good mounting bracket for it. there are good ones out there for $400. mine was $200 for a rockkrawler for my 4inch lift.
11-04-2010, 07:54 PM
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11-27-2010, 09:50 PM
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I just went through 3 months of replace a part, adjust a part, buy a part. Ended up getting Ironmans adjustable upper control arms and have adjusted caster about 4 times. Now have my wobble down to just a slight hint at 55. Gonna give it some more adjusting tomorrow. I must have one that likes the +2-3 degrees of caster.
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11-27-2010, 10:41 PM
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11-27-2010, 11:27 PM
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11-28-2010, 12:06 AM
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Engine: 4.0 with all of the noise and clatter
The cause? The 7 inches of lift that the guys in white lab coats at AMC didn't factor in when they designed the suspension back in the early 80s.
11-29-2010, 06:53 PM
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I checked my tire balanceing and allignment and all that is good so i think that im going to get an upper adjustable control arm and hopefully that will fix it. I have put way to much time and money into this jeep for it to still not be working after 5 months!!!!!!!!!!!!!
11-29-2010, 07:04 PM
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I did check the allignment and the balancing and thats all good so i think im going to get an upper control arm tonight or tomorrow. Thanx for the info.
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