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Death wobble is still here

Old Aug 21, 2016 | 10:51 AM
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First time poster, had the exact same issues. I found out it was a dragging brake caliper. Not sure if the extra drag on one wheel that induced it or not but after replacing the calipers and brake lines I haven't had death wobble in 10k miles
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Old Aug 22, 2016 | 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Green XJ Jeep
First time poster, had the exact same issues. I found out it was a dragging brake caliper. Not sure if the extra drag on one wheel that induced it or not but after replacing the calipers and brake lines I haven't had death wobble in 10k miles
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Old Sep 6, 2016 | 03:48 AM
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just wondering if you fixed your problem ?
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Old Sep 7, 2016 | 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Redwolf624
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,

Redwolf
I went through this with my 96. Drop the air pressure in your tires to 20-25lbs and take a short ride. If DW goes away its your tires or wheels. New tires and light weight alloy wheels cured my DW. I hope this helps. I know how maddening this can be. You can drive it with 25lbs until you figure it out. Can you swap tires and wheels with a friend???
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Old Sep 7, 2016 | 03:57 PM
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If it's been aligned to factory specs you may have some luck towing it in 1-1.5 degrees.
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