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Old Aug 20, 2016 | 04:42 PM
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So today i changed out my axle bushings for the upper control arms in hope to cure my death wobble. That didn't happen, it's still here. I'm running out of options and ideas. I have changed the hubs, ball joints, tie rod, tie rod ends, drag link, steering gear box, drag link tie rod end, steering damper, track bar to an adjustable Rubicon Express. The lower control arms appear to be Rubicon Express as well and the coil springs as well, I'm running a 3.5 inch lift on 31x10.50R15 with 4 inch backspacing on the wheels. I have ran out of ideas for the cause of death wobble. It has been there ever since I bought my 96 cherokee a year and a half ago but slowly gettin worse. Even had this death wobble before my new track bar. Any ideas from personal experiance would be extremely appericated,

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Old Aug 20, 2016 | 06:55 PM
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So today i changed out my axle bushings for the upper control arms in hope to cure my death wobble. That didn't happen, it's still here. I'm running out of options and ideas. I have changed the hubs, ball joints, tie rod, tie rod ends, drag link, steering gear box, drag link tie rod end, steering damper, track bar to an adjustable Rubicon Express. The lower control arms appear to be Rubicon Express as well and the coil springs as well, I'm running a 3.5 inch lift on 31x10.50R15 with 4 inch backspacing on the wheels. I have ran out of ideas for the cause of death wobble. It has been there ever since I bought my 96 cherokee a year and a half ago but slowly gettin worse. Even had this death wobble before my new track bar. Any ideas from personal experiance would be extremely appericated,

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Are the tires balanced?
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Old Aug 20, 2016 | 06:57 PM
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Are the tires balanced?
Yes, and the alognment has been done recently too,

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Old Aug 20, 2016 | 07:21 PM
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"It has been there ever since I bought my 96 cherokee a year and a half ago"

Has this thing ever been wrecked?
Have you measured the axle center point on both sides and noticed the same measurement?
You can swap wheels front to rear and side to side and there is no change?
When you have someone else move the steering wheel L to R the steering linkage all reacts immediately with no slop anywhere?
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Old Aug 20, 2016 | 07:27 PM
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"It has been there ever since I bought my 96 cherokee a year and a half ago"

Has this thing ever been wrecked?
Have you measured the axle center point on both sides and noticed the same measurement?
You can swap wheels front to rear and side to side and there is no change?
When you have someone else move the steering wheel L to R the steering linkage all reacts immediately with no slop anywhere?
Accordin to carfax its never been wrecked. The axle is centered i checked that affer i moved it off my lift at work. Rotating tires side to side or front to back dont do anything for it,

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Old Aug 20, 2016 | 07:37 PM
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Accordin to carfax its never been wrecked. The axle is centered i checked that affer i moved it off my lift at work. Rotating tires side to side or front to back dont do anything for it
If it happened while offroading it wouldn't show up on carfax so it can't be ruled out
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Old Aug 20, 2016 | 07:40 PM
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If it happened while offroading it wouldn't show up on carfax so it can't be ruled out
If it happen due to the orev owner itd deffently show cause all he did was the *****,

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Old Aug 20, 2016 | 08:16 PM
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Do you have the stock oem trackbar on it ?
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Old Aug 20, 2016 | 09:14 PM
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Do you have the stock oem trackbar on it ?
No he doesn't. He has an re one
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Old Aug 20, 2016 | 09:40 PM
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Has it had a alignment after you changed all the steering parts ?
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Old Aug 20, 2016 | 09:51 PM
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Try different rims and tires.
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Old Aug 21, 2016 | 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by andrewmp6
Has it had a alignment after you changed all the steering parts ?
Haha read the thread man. Both the questions you have asked he has already had an answer to. I did that all the time on another forum and people would get livid. At least I'm not alone in my habits haha!!
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Old Aug 21, 2016 | 04:22 AM
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Have you checked the frame at the steering box to make sure that the frame is not moving , and where the track bar bolts up that all that is solid and not moving ?
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Old Aug 21, 2016 | 05:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Martlor13
Haha read the thread man. Both the questions you have asked he has already had an answer to. I did that all the time on another forum and people would get livid. At least I'm not alone in my habits haha!!
He says nothing about a alignment anywhere in his post.The trackbar i missed the first time i read it.
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Old Aug 21, 2016 | 06:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Redwolf624
Yes, and the alognment has been done recently too,

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Says its been done
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