audioal69

Ok so I have been doing lots of research trying to solve my dw since my lift. I have replaced everything in the frontend with all new parts except the ball joints. I have shimmed the lower control arms but it seems that that makes the ball joints too far out of line with each other. Does anyone have any advise or pics of how the ball joints should sit? 96xj 4" lift. I know I need lowr arms just gotta save for them. Need to figure this out as its my dd.

Zack92MJ

Yeah I did that.. STUPID. Wish I hadnt. I actually put on a JK tracbar and HD mount

Transporter

The problem with Death wobble is it can be a # of things. Anything from track bar, allignment, steering stablize, or too much lift and not having a SYE or TC drop. I would start with allignment and a 1" TC drop if you are on a tight budget.

audioal69

Ok so after brand new everything in the frontend. Tie rod and all 3 ends, drag link control arm bushings and stock track bar with a new bracket to relocate after my lift I still had serious death wobble. Alignment shop said it was fine as well as ball joints. So I went ahead and replaced steering stabilizer. Bam! Dw is gone. So to all those that say stabilizer can't cause it just remember every jeep is different. Now $500 later I found the root of mine was a $30 part.

ZINGGG

Hate to break it to you buddy but it's covering up a different worn out part or component. Stabilizer fixed nothing.

How are your tires? They balanced? How badly are they worn?

audioal69

Tires are fine and balanced. Alignment is good. Everything except ball joints is brand new. Tie rod and all three ends, drag link, trac bar, control arm bushings. Hubs and all ujoints too. I didn't want to believe it either but it did the trick for me. Only real thing I can think of is that where the stabilizer mounted to the drag link was loose and stabilizer was shot. Guess that's why it fixed it in my case.

freegdr

Are you still running stock length arms on bottom? Control arm length is what sets proper caster and alignment specs on stock height compaired to lifted is completely different most alignment shop don't allow for lift . Think off you front tires like that wobbly wheel grocery cart .If casters off that sucker shake like a **** while pushing it . control arm length are shown here not difference...http://www.xjtalk.com/showthread.php?t=9520

audioal69

Yes I'm still running stock arms for now. They have been shimmed 3/4 inch. Alignment shop I used is very familiar with lifted jeeps. They said caster is as close as it can be. Wobble did come back yesterday but a control arm bushing came unseated. Pressed it back in and all is good again. Which just makes me believe e en more that it was the stabilizer. 💩🔥

Xj88

Regardless if the wobble went away with the new stabilizer or not...it's NOT the fix

ohio95xj

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your steering stabilizer did not fix anything, it is only covering the problem, while the real problem only gets worse

jeepXreaper

Ok I see everything from track bars to control arms to alignments to steering components now what I've learned with my stock xj is that when the death wobble started I replaced the stabilizer it solved the issue. When lifting the xj or most jeeps if u can find a dual stabilizer kit it would work perfectly to stop the death shake

Xj88

Dude...

Mother of ****.
The steering stabilizer is not the fix.
Your steering is screwed up for some reason..all that cool looking little shock is doing is hiding the problem.

Find the real issue and fix it, don't cover it up with something that will just wear out and reveal your worn out steering.


As for that double stabilizer kit..I'd rather buy 100 dollars (or however much it costs) worth of toilet paper then buy something so pointless

ckysodkorn_xj

this is 100% true. a steering stablizer is 100% a cover up for DW. i've removed mine on both xj's i've owned.

jeepXreaper

Ok then here explain this then a complete rebuild of the front end new bushings new tie rods control arms centramatic balancers and balanced out the steer tires as best as I could to 0oz. So now tell me what's wrong give me a good answer please also the alignment is perfect n the tires are brand new

ZINGGG

WTF is a centramatic balancer? There's a lot that can cause DW that you didnt lost. Track bar, ball joints, ujoints, hubs...