death wobble question
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death wobble question
hey everyone, i had a death wobble yesterday and so i checked everything in the front end and found nothing. my mechanic buddy found that the air pressure in the tires was around 28 or29 psi, could this cause it? thanks for responding i know that this topic has been over killed.
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I keep my tire PSI at about 25-26
Check the trace bar, I know a lot of times it's just that a bolt or nut is a little lose.
Your steering stabilizer, could also be worn out or the steering box bolts... I know you said you checked everything, I'm just listing some hot spots, there are a lot of reasons it happens.
Check the trace bar, I know a lot of times it's just that a bolt or nut is a little lose.
Your steering stabilizer, could also be worn out or the steering box bolts... I know you said you checked everything, I'm just listing some hot spots, there are a lot of reasons it happens.
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my alignment was just done i am starting to think it is the steering box or the universal joint on the drivers side front wheel. Thanks guys i will definitely go over it all again
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Originally Posted by Zacks98
I loobed up all of my joints on the zerts (or how ever its spelled) fittings. and my death wobble is basically gone
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Zerk. That helped mine also. I used the Lucas red n tacky
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I was told to repalce my trac bar on the front end and that will cure my death shake. I have a 4.5 lift. Do you guys recomend the adjustible or the one for the lift. I do not plan on lifting it any higher but maybe going to 33 1050 15 tires. Thanks.
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ok so it happened again death wobble after i hit a big bump at around 70 mph. the same bump that caused it before. I have thoroughly check over my front end for any unwanted movements and nothing. I even had my buddy who is a mechanic look at it. the weird thing is that i once i get it under control i can hit big bumps at 70 mph and its fine. is this a sign of the stabilizer going bad? it is fairly new and i don't do much off-road driving. ANy suggestions would help. thanks
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for me i think the death wobble was because of the angle of the control arms. 6 inches of lift with adjustable arms.
i installed the Rubicon Express drop brackets (which are probably pretty easy to fab up if you have a welder) which helped get the control arms more parallel to the ground and death wobble was gone.
i installed the Rubicon Express drop brackets (which are probably pretty easy to fab up if you have a welder) which helped get the control arms more parallel to the ground and death wobble was gone.
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death wobble is just a phrase used to sound tuff it's nothing more than a vibration; lost wheel weight, shock decided that bump was it, as well as any bushing or joint that gave up