Didn't see anyone mention this one... I definitely would not drive on tires that old
New Jeep, Help Identify What I Have
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Thank you! Yes I'm definitely open to learning more and appreciate all the help this community has given!
Yup, one of the main things I'm going to replace as soon as I can
See post #15 in this thread. The trackbar is the most likely culprit, especially one with an heim joint. Is this preventative, or are you actually having death wobble? Or are you having tire shimmy?
I have driven and wheeled on tires that old.
As long as they aren't dry rotted or cracked they will be fine.
To each their own.
Safe or not (it really isn't), tires that old are hard as a rock anyways.
I accidentally bought a set of tires around that age if you'd like to buy them...
What did you buy?
The Mickey Thompson MTZ’s I had were not hard a a rock.
If I remember correctly they were around 10 years old, road fine, balanced fine and worked just as good as new tires.
Some BFG AT tire, I don't remember the exact model. Sat in a garage, great tread, no dry rot, absolutely junk
To me a BFG tire is junk anyway. Michelin owns them and they are over priced for what you get.
I am afraid Cooper's will go the same way now that they have been bought out too, but since it's Goodyear maybe that won't happen.
You can replace a lot of zerks before you pay for that tool.
We use the lock and lube version on big truck leaf spring bushing bolts and on heavy equipment pins. The zerk won't be bad, but grease will dry out in the bolt/pin and that will work to clean it out.
Got around to replacing the front shocks and discovered the driver side was actually seized pretty badly to the point it exploded when I pulled them loose. Possible cause of DW?
Going to continue with replacing the rear tomorrow along with reposition and putting in a new steering stabilizer. Also going to take some time and regrease all the joints.
While under the vehicle, I noticed that the front drive shaft seems to have some rotational play. Is there a way or need to eliminate that?
Going to continue with replacing the rear tomorrow along with reposition and putting in a new steering stabilizer. Also going to take some time and regrease all the joints.
While under the vehicle, I noticed that the front drive shaft seems to have some rotational play. Is there a way or need to eliminate that?
Some rotational play is normal. Side to side play not so much.
No. Again, it is most likely the track bar. Have you done the dry steer test yet as was recommended on the previous page?
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While you may or may not need new control arms (easier than changing the bushings), that won't address the upper fronts.
Those bushings are on the axle and would need replaced individually.
This was indeed the worn out part that allowed Death wobble on our '05, front driver's side was so bad you could compress and extend it by hand... no other parts in the steering/suspension were loose at all. (and yes... true death wobble, seats have the stains to prove it) (jk about the stains...)
Not necessarily. When mine was loose enough for bad dw it moved less than 1/8" doing a dry steering test.
Just finished replacing all the shocks and while I haven’t driven it yet, shaking the car feels a lot better than before
Also got around to regreasing the joints with a locking zert grease gun and was able to put more grease in. Still seeing leaks around the face of the same side as the fittings; not sure how to fix this or if it needs fixing
I did see cracking around the upper control arm bushings, particularly the one on the passenger side. Should I address this seeing that I haven’t felt much in terms of the steering test
Also got around to regreasing the joints with a locking zert grease gun and was able to put more grease in. Still seeing leaks around the face of the same side as the fittings; not sure how to fix this or if it needs fixing
I did see cracking around the upper control arm bushings, particularly the one on the passenger side. Should I address this seeing that I haven’t felt much in terms of the steering test
As Andy said, set the alignment to toe out 5/8” and see if your DW goes away.
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