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Old 07-03-2012, 04:06 PM
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well my xj has always rode very nicely, I installed 3" coil spacers and put new tires on. driving home, I got what looked and felt like death wobble... one of my front tires threw a tire weight... could this be the problem?
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Yes Sir! I had one of my tires lose a weight and I had a bad DW. Had the tires rebalanced and it went away.
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That is definitely your problem. Get it balanced.
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allright. thanks a bunch guys. also, my tie rod is sort of bent up from rocks and wheeling... do you think this is also causing/worsening my death wobble?
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ok thanks a bunch. also, my tie rod is sort of bent up as a result of wheeling... could this also be worsening my death wobble?
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ok thanks a bunch. also, my tie rod is sort of bent up as a result of wheeling... could this also be worsening my death wobble?
Yes Sir!
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Originally Posted by LittleWhiteXJ
ok thanks a bunch. also, my tie rod is sort of bent up as a result of wheeling... could this also be worsening my death wobble?

Anything that is loose, worn out, bent...obviously needs fixed / replaced...could be your problem, or a combination of the problem.

Fix the tie rod and stuff for sure, it's cheap and easy and if you do more than strickly offroad will keep you from chewing up your tires.

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