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Old 10-03-2011, 02:29 PM
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i recently bought a 95 grand cherokee laredo with a six inch rustys off road suspension lift and 33x12.50 tires but i has a horrible wobble after 30 mph ive changed the steering box becuase it had alot of play but it didnt help any also put new tires on but that didnt help either it has a adjustable trac bar and i have lower control arms on the way to replace the factory ones any other suggestions to make this thing go lol this is my first jeep so im just kind of hit and miss trying to fix it
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Alignment and steering stabilizer was mine
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A steering stabilizer will not cure death wobble, it will only mask the real problem. Once you get the new arms installed make sure to have the front end aligned. You may also need a drop pitman arm to keep the linkage geometry correct.
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You are already headed in the right direction. start with the new adjustable Control Arms (properly adjusted of course). The alignment is the next step (having the toe set correctly on your front tires in particular). This should be checked in your alignment as well but, you can do it yourself quite easily if you have an adjustable trac bar. Ensure that the front axle is centered underneath the Jeep side to side. If all of that is good then, you will have no more DW.
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i got the front lower control arms in today so im going to put those on and see what i can do about the alignment...i also just ordered the drop pittman arm yesterday...mine still has the factory pittman arms on it and i was told that could be a huge cuase of the wobble
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