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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 04:36 PM
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Ok! So I had stock steering with 35ss had a little bit of wiggle so I got a good deal on v8 grand steering! Now for the problem...
Anytime I hit like bumps or anything similar, I get really bad death wobble, it doesnt have a specific speed where it starts, sometimes its 20 sometimes 70.... I just did swap yesterday... how do I see if tie rod ends are bad??? Other suggestions?! Help!!
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 05:18 PM
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That would be bump steer not death wobble. Sounds like some angles are off or your track bar and drag link aren't parallel.
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 05:34 PM
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That would be bump steer not death wobble. Sounds like some angles are off or your track bar and drag link aren't parallel.
It wobbles realllly bad... Like I hit a bump and the entire car shakes until I slow way down...
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 06:41 PM
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Post up some pics off your drag link track bar and tie rod
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 07:13 PM
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Could be the track bar bushing is bad . My XJ did the same thing after I put mud tires on it . Found that the bushing was completly shot. I pressed out the old worn out rubber one and installed a poly one from prothane. As soon as I hopped in it and went for a drive it was a complete differance and no more wobble
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 07:21 PM
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How do you check tie rod ends???
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 07:22 PM
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i have stock tires and had that problem and it turned out to be my steering stabilizer/dampener, might as well check that too.
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 07:23 PM
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Wiggle the tie rod ends and a damper won't help but it will hide a problem till it gets worse. It's just there to make the steering more cushy, I haven't run one in years and I have no death wobble.
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by xjmarc
Wiggle the tie rod ends and a damper won't help but it will hide a problem till it gets worse. It's just there to make the steering more cushy, I haven't run one in years and I have no death wobble.
you may be right but in my case that was the problem, be going down the road at 40+ hit a bump and the whole jeep shakes until i slowed down to about 20-30. the shock was covered in oil and 35 dollars and a new shock later, no more death wobble.
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 07:33 PM
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 07:34 PM
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Wiggle the tie rod ends and a damper won't help but it will hide a problem till it gets worse. It's just there to make the steering more cushy, I haven't run one in years and I have no death wobble.
How do I knkw if they are bad
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 08:03 PM
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Angles look Ok. If you can move them then they are bad. Have some one turn the wheel back and forth and watch for things that move like tie rod ends and track bar.
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 08:04 PM
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Angles look Ok. If you can move them then they are bad. Have some one turn the wheel back and forth and watch for things that move like tie rod ends and track bar.
Ok thamks! Tres are bad
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 08:06 PM
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Just go buy franks 1 ton steering
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by jeepguy93
Ok thamks! Tres are bad
Not necessarly. Do the check with a buddy and see what moves.
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