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Old Aug 19, 2012 | 09:17 PM
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I was doing about 100 Km's per hour on the highway today when I felt a death wobble in the front end. I slowed down and it went away then I accelerated again with no death wobble. What is the most probable cause of the wobble on a 95 Cherokee with 325,000 Km's?
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Old Aug 19, 2012 | 09:19 PM
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Old Aug 19, 2012 | 09:38 PM
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try control arm bushings, and/or sway bar and link bushings
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 08:01 AM
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It just happened to me I fixed it in 15 min its your steering dampener/stabilizer all you need is a crescent wrench
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 08:02 AM
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45 bucks at Oriellys DONE
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 10:49 AM
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A new steering stabilizer will most likely just mask the problem. You'll end up having to replace it again and again til you find the root cause which could be tons of things. Haha. Good luck. Search the web for jeep death wobble. A few people did write ups specifically for Cherokees
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 11:35 AM
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Un-Balanced tires, Alignment, Tie Rod End, Ball Joints, Part of the rack or pinion, Idler arm, bad steering stabilizer, Trac bar(bushings, angles, bolts), Axle mounts, control arm bushings, steering box bolts/spacers, frame(cracks in the frame could make the steering box feel loose), bad u joint, driveshaft unbalanced.
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by J4jeep
It just happened to me I fixed it in 15 min its your steering dampener/stabilizer all you need is a crescent wrench
No.

Read:
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/di...-wobble-55021/
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 04:19 PM
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Watch out for those gaps in the road at high speeds. Thats where you'll get it. Until you find out what the root is.
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by J4jeep
It just happened to me I fixed it in 15 min its your steering dampener/stabilizer all you need is a crescent wrench

And here we go again.
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Freddy's Cherokee
I was doing about 100 Km's per hour on the highway today when I felt a death wobble in the front end. I slowed down and it went away then I accelerated again with no death wobble. What is the most probable cause of the wobble on a 95 Cherokee with 325,000 Km's?


Dont we all wish it was that easy?
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by helmut

Dont we all wish it was that easy?
Yes, yes, yes. Lol gah!
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Jrock(fos)
Yes, yes, yes. Lol gah!
What is the most probable cause of DW for a 2000 Cherokee with 144k ? Anyone know ? JK OP
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Old Aug 22, 2012 | 09:36 AM
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Wow there is a lot to a death wobble this is going to the way every jeep project of mine does whole new everything already redid the the whole fuel and water systems and replaced all the grounds now all the steering. Man I love my jeep you ever hear that saying (if it has **** or tires eventually your Gona get trouble out of her) lol
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