Just got my Rough Country 4.5" lift on (running 33x12.5x15s). Hit a bump doing about 35 and WOW! I haven't got an alignment done yet, could that be all it is? After I got the Death Wobbles- my steering wheel is completely off now.

I'm going to get it in the air today and start checking things out. Any help/suggestions about what to look for would be REALLY appreciated. Thanks

 

# of things. Trackbar, alignment, camber is off.......... search death wobble on here. There are tons of writeup. They will help a bunch

 

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/di...21/#post626608

 

Get an alignment(4.5" is a huge change to the front suspension). Pointless to do anything else before that is done.

 

like mentioned above get an alignment, its obviously all out of whack. and if you adjust the drag link that will straighten your steering wheel

 

i am having a similar issue. mine only does it from 50-55 mph. its really weird. not sure what it could be. would like to fix myself and avoid spending alot of money. please help.

 

sorry i forgot to mention i have a 96 2dr xj.

 

X2

and also your tires could be out of balance

 

I had the and problem at around 50 mph, I replaced my ball joints and it stoped.

 

like everyones saying have an alliment done you can do it urself its not that hard i did it myself and it got my death wobble to a maageable level just do a search of it

 

this is my one size fits all vibe/wobble fix it check list...

raising the truck and putting bigger tires can make issues that are already there seem more serious... it also throws angles out of whack which makes things even worse

the first thing you need to do is this

1.) identify when the wobble is present

2.) identify when, if ever the wobble is gone (expamples, below 30mph, after braking)

3.) identify what action start the wobble (examples, hard turns, speeds of 45-55mph)

4.) try to swap out your tires for your full sized spare, do this one by one, chances are you will find a bad tire

5.) jack the front end up and check for anything loose (ball joints, bolts, etc)

6.) if you have not had your caster adjusted, DO IT YOUSELF AT HOME AND SAVE SOME MONEY
http://go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoAlignment.htm

7.) follow this walk thru to do a front end alignment yourself...
http://go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoAlignment.htm

8.) have your wheels balanced

 

X2 for sure...check this out, i'm still working my way through this list, weekend by weekend...it only gets worse haha

 

get an allignment from someone who messes with lifted vehicles all the time, if you dont they may not account in the change from the lift (like with my first allignment after my lift)

 

are you sure your steering wheel was straight before, if it was and after the bump its not i would really check your drag link threads. when you adjusted your drag link/steering wheel while doing the lift are you sure you tightend the drag link back up