Pnguyen7

So for anybody that uses a 2" spacer do you get a lot of wobble or anything in the front end from it? I want to run a 2" spacer on the coil without a isolator amd was just seeing if it was too bouncy or get a wobble from it and not from the steering P.S I wanna run it on 3" coils

xjfirefighter

I run a 3 1/2" coil with 2" spacer...no wobble. Make sure u have a good damper tho

Gatchmo5710

wobble is caused by your driveline, steering parts, or unbalanced tires. If these are all done correctly you will be fine.

ericfx1984

how does driveline issues cause wobble? the rest makes sense

drivelines vibes are caused by bad u joints and poor pinion angle

wobble (more commonly called Death wobble, or DW for short) is caused by many different things

it usually shows it ugly head around 35-55mph, but it can be different from one vehicle to the other...


these are the most common causes

bad upper and/or lower control arm bushings

bad ball joints (anywhere in the front end)

bad caster angles

track bar ball joint and or bushing...

ANY bolt hole and/or bolt that is loose and/or bent/stretched/damaged


as for tires, YES...more often than not they can be the cause, in many cases rotating the tires front to back in an X pattern can solve this

some people had said that a better steering stabilizer can help... while it can HIDE the wobbles but if they are bad enough they do not help much...

in short, as long as your front end is in good shape and your caster is properly adjusted then you really do not need an upgraded stabilizer

xj_maniac_newb

If it's dw then go get an alignment. I'd say it's been a while since your jeep has had one anyways so even if it doesn't fix your dw it will probably at least help your tires wear better

Pnguyen7

idont have dw just a wobble and idk I think its a tre seeing as how most of mine are shot aka have a tear in the boot and are old I've never done them since I've had the jeep I just want to know it the spacer can cause awobble I want to add a spacer to mine

ericfx1984

call the wobble what ever you want...

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