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Old Apr 7, 2015 | 07:37 PM
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So I recently experienced death wobbles for the first time and what a scary thing haha. Been watching videos everyone says replace the track bar. Should I do that or is there something else
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Old Apr 7, 2015 | 07:54 PM
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You have to do some noggin pokin and try and diagnose the issue. Any number of or single suspension/steering parts can contribute or cause it. Track bar is common. Control arm bushings caused it for me. Tires for others.

Dont throw parts at it yet. Noggin pokin ftw.
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Old Apr 7, 2015 | 08:17 PM
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Start by using the SEARCH button above and looking for threads with DEATH WOBBLE in the title. It's been covered countless times and there are plenty of threads worth reading on the subject.
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Old Apr 7, 2015 | 09:08 PM
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Tierod also can be a big part of it also. If you wanna do something cheap and have not done it yet for a ZJ tierod upgrade that fixed my death wobble on one of my xjs I had.
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Old Apr 7, 2015 | 11:03 PM
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When I first got mine I had death wobble and just getting the tire pressure right was enough to get rid of it, so def check everything before spending tons of money. It did eventually come back though, and I had to do a new trackbar, and zj tierod + draglink to get rid it, new tires made a huge dif too.
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Old Apr 8, 2015 | 12:30 AM
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Death wobble can come from like 20 different things.Is your jeep stock or does it have a lift or any upgrades on it ?
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Old Apr 8, 2015 | 09:08 AM
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OP, were here to help and I'm surprised people actually responded with you lack of information. You should always enter your jeeps info in your post for people on the app. Are you lifted, is you suspension system old and tired, do you just not know how to drive etc etc, just saying. Give us more info And we can point you at what ti noggin poke at. Also, you sure it was death wobble and not just steering vibrations. Did it happen when you hit a pot hole or just at a certain speed
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Old Apr 8, 2015 | 12:26 PM
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DO NOT REPLACE ANYTHING UNTIL YOU VERIFY IT IS WORN OUT.

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