Another Death Wobble Problem
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From: South Deerfield, Mass
Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Basically it greatly improved after the trac bar and steering stabilizer but not completely, I'm almost thinking about putting the old stabilizer back in just to see if the new stabilizer really is masking the issue that much
Sorry if i miss read but i was under the impression that you installed the lift and then had a horrible DW. AS stated above all can contribute to the DW. And the stabilizer will only mask the issue and help to contol it some. If its still there then there is still an issue in the frontend. Good luck.
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From: Frankfort IL
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I just wanted to let you know what worked for me to fix a similar problem. I was on a 3.5 in lift until recently I added a 1 in spacer and all hell broke loose. First I got a wobble at about 50 mph until 55mph. I balanced the tires and got an aligment, nothing. I swapped the left and right tires and all of a sudden the wobbling came at 55mph. Later I put the rear tires on the front and it wobbled almost immediatly. So what I did was started messing with toe in aligment after I read somwhere that lifted Jeeps on larger tires sometimes like the toe to be out by up to 3/8 in! So tahts what I did. I measured the lenght between the front of the tires and the rear and adjusted the tierod until the front of the tires was at about 1/2 in more then the rear of the tires. And sure enough the wobble is 100% gone. Not sure if that is the case with you but worth a try. My set up is 4.5in up front with 33 in tires and RC lower control arms.
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From: South Deerfield, Mass
Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I just got it alligned so I don't want to mess with the tie rod quiet yet but I am getting different tires so I will see if that makes any difference...if not have to take it from there, thanks for the input though.
I just wanted to let you know what worked for me to fix a similar problem. I was on a 3.5 in lift until recently I added a 1 in spacer and all hell broke loose. First I got a wobble at about 50 mph until 55mph. I balanced the tires and got an aligment, nothing. I swapped the left and right tires and all of a sudden the wobbling came at 55mph. Later I put the rear tires on the front and it wobbled almost immediatly. So what I did was started messing with toe in aligment after I read somwhere that lifted Jeeps on larger tires sometimes like the toe to be out by up to 3/8 in! So tahts what I did. I measured the lenght between the front of the tires and the rear and adjusted the tierod until the front of the tires was at about 1/2 in more then the rear of the tires. And sure enough the wobble is 100% gone. Not sure if that is the case with you but worth a try. My set up is 4.5in up front with 33 in tires and RC lower control arms.
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