Wobble/Bump Steer Diagnosis
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From: +34° 25' 35.67", -81° 21' 12.04"
Year: 1993
Engine: 4.0
Had the wheels and tires balanced?
Swap the front to the back and the back to the front?
What control arms did you swap in? New bushings?
You check castor by parking the Jeep on level ground and setting an angle finder on top of the upper balljoint.
Swap the front to the back and the back to the front?
What control arms did you swap in? New bushings?
You check castor by parking the Jeep on level ground and setting an angle finder on top of the upper balljoint.
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Mine came with some nice DW right at 50+.
It's like an amusement ride. Lucky it's not my dd. Can only spend so much on it at a time.
All ball joints are shot. Gonna intake new ones along with wheel bearings and tre(s).
Looking for some Long Arms or making some.
Tires are balanced and waiting to take it for an alignment after more new parts are installed.
FREE alignments for me, my brother is a mechanic at a dealership. :thumbsupbro:
It's like an amusement ride. Lucky it's not my dd. Can only spend so much on it at a time.
All ball joints are shot. Gonna intake new ones along with wheel bearings and tre(s).
Looking for some Long Arms or making some.
Tires are balanced and waiting to take it for an alignment after more new parts are installed.
FREE alignments for me, my brother is a mechanic at a dealership. :thumbsupbro:
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From: Chattanooga
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
ball joints
tires
or castor
Im ordering my lift stuff by the middle of february (which will include new arms)..possibly straight to a 3 link. As well as new tires. At that point it better be gone lol
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From: York, PA
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Just a thought, haven't seen in mentioned yet...how's your power steering? Maybe your pump is going out or something else w/ the steering column? Just grabbing at straws.
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From: Chattanooga
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Ok..so now it seems like I can get the wobble started by going 50-60+ and getting on the brakes good.. As soon as the decel starts the wobble will start. If I slam the brakes before it starts it wont wobble..
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From: Chattanooga
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Any ideas why getting on the brakes around 60 will make it start? If the steering wheel starts to wobble I can feather the brake and stop it sometimes...but if I'm going fast enough and hit the brakes hard the wobble starts
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From: Chattanooga
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
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It doesnt always cause it..
It seems like the wobble is getting worse and worse..more often too.
Today it started on the way to work where it never starts.. Starting to happen around 50 mph.. feathering the brakes will usually keep it at bay..
ALso getting a popping noise when turning (but all my xjs have done that)..ill check everything for tightness this weekend.
I can feel the wobble in the steering wheel now before the full blown DW starts and if I tap the brakes a bit and it will stop.
It seems like the wobble is getting worse and worse..more often too.
Today it started on the way to work where it never starts.. Starting to happen around 50 mph.. feathering the brakes will usually keep it at bay..
ALso getting a popping noise when turning (but all my xjs have done that)..ill check everything for tightness this weekend.
I can feel the wobble in the steering wheel now before the full blown DW starts and if I tap the brakes a bit and it will stop.
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From: Holland MI
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
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Sorry to hear it's still going.
Mines the tires, i didn't balance them enough.
First time i got dw i had one bad tire, balanced correctly (235) but i replaced all tires didn't happen again.
Mines the tires, i didn't balance them enough.
First time i got dw i had one bad tire, balanced correctly (235) but i replaced all tires didn't happen again.
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From: Chattanooga
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
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In less than a month ill be ordering some of the pieces for my lift, and either be going with a 3 link or with custom short arms..will also be replacing all the tires..
That better fix it lol.
That better fix it lol.
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From: Lantana, Fl
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
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