DW with 33s but not 31s
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From: Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
Year: 1995
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I have death wobble with my new 33s, but not with my old 31s.
Does everyone reckon it's going to be normal death wobble but the 33s make it noticeable??
Can I get an alignment done with the 31s and them once I put the 33s on it will be aligned still?
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Does everyone reckon it's going to be normal death wobble but the 33s make it noticeable??
Can I get an alignment done with the 31s and them once I put the 33s on it will be aligned still?
Yes I searched
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From: adirondacks, New York
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Originally Posted by kidrock666
They have just been balanced, not a gram out on either side...
I swapped the wheels around and it didn't make a difference ( with the 33s)
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From: Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
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Sorry, not clear!
33s on brand new pro comp wheels (tires are 33/12.50/15)
31s on standard Cherokee wheels!
I have 2 sets of wheels now lol
33s on brand new pro comp wheels (tires are 33/12.50/15)
31s on standard Cherokee wheels!
I have 2 sets of wheels now lol
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From: Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
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some good info here....http://www.mikestrawbridge.com/XJ-death-wobble.shtml
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Year: 1990
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A year ago I had the same problem. I have 31s and had them on 15x8.5 rims with 3.5 backspacing. I always had horrible death wobble with those. So I put my stock rims back on. I still got it a little bit, but now I can't even remember the last time it happened to me. So I think the problem lies in the rims' offset.
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A year ago I had the same problem. I have 31s and had them on 15x8.5 rims with 3.5 backspacing. I always had horrible death wobble with those. So I put my stock rims back on. I still got it a little bit, but now I can't even remember the last time it happened to me. So I think the problem lies in the rims' offset.
A year ago I had the same problem. I have 31s and had them on 15x8.5 rims with 3.5 backspacing. I always had horrible death wobble with those. So I put my stock rims back on. I still got it a little bit, but now I can't even remember the last time it happened to me. So I think the problem lies in the rims' offset.
Yours was probably just made worse by the offset. Maybe balljoints or something that was only bad enough to be shown by the offset or something.
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Stock is 15x7 with 5.5" BS, so that's 1.5" of rim sticking out beyond the hub. An 8" wide rim would be perfectly centered with 4" of BS. Anything wider and you'll be sticking more tire out past the hub giving bumps more leverage on your steering and suspension.
Which will pronounce underlying issues.
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Pretty much what I was thinking...


