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Steering stabizer caused Death Wobble with 2 inch lift... wtf

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Old 08-22-2010, 09:48 PM
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Default Steering stabizer caused Death Wobble with 2 inch lift... wtf

So i put a new 2 inch BB lift on my xj a few months ago, and it worked great till yesterday, i decided to install a after market steering stabilzer, and that is where it all went wrong. I got death wobble when i hit this big bump going about 40 mph, so i took off the after market and put the factory one back on. I still go DW.... Any thoughts?
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Did you get an alignment after lifting it?
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But i installed my lift a few months ago, and never had a problem till yestrday
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when you did the steering stabilizer did you do anything else to the arms for the steering
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Right, but the steering stabilizer was masking the issues until played with/removed.
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Originally Posted by Irongrave
when you did the steering stabilizer did you do anything else to the arms for the steering
No, i didnt touch them

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Right, but the steering stabilizer was masking the issues until played with/removed.
lol, the rod the stabilzer is bolted on, is it suppose to rotate a little bit?
To answer your question i did not get alignment because i was being cheap and thought i didnt need one
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you ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS get an alignment after a lift. Ignorance is bliss. I say get it aligned an report back. My .02
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