Death wobbles...
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Death wobbles...
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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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.
Dont throw parts at it yet. Noggin pokin ftw.
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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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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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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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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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