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Old 03-28-2012, 09:38 PM
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96' G. Cherokee, 4.0, Laredo. I have this vibration in the front, I feel it in my steering wheel, my passenger seat wobbles. When I break I do not feel it in the pedal nor does it pull from left or right. Happens at any speed, slower you can feel it, up to 76 it's still there, don't like to take it to 80, even though it wants to. Could it be my tires, bearings or . . . . . Thanks for any help
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check your bearings and your track bar mounts, could also be ball joints or maybe even bent rims (doubtful)
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Look up the natorious death wobble
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Look for tire damage. A broken belt or sidewall cord could cause an imbalance or tracking problem. Just don't take it up to 75 with this problem! Oh, wait! I forgot. The young are indistructable.

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Even if it is bone stock I could develop that nasty "death wobble"
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Even being "bone stock" there's something loose if it's wobbling!
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