Welp it happened, I started getting death wobble and need to get it figured out.
Last Friday (4/7) I was going to see my parents going southbound through a construction/resurfacing work zone at 55-60 MPH and started getting violent shaking. I slowed down and pulled to the shoulder thinking I had a blowout, checked everything out and saw no visible problems. Got off the highway and drove the side roads back home (40-60 mph) with no problems.
I drove it a little around town this week with no problems. Friday (4/14) I had tires rotated and balanced at Discount Tire and an alignment at a local shop. Saturday (4/15) I drove it about 50 miles on the highway (70-80 mph) and a mile or two of dirt roads with no problems.
Today (4/16) I was driving northbound through the same construction zone and it happened again. Pulled to the shoulder and it stopped. Got back on the highway and it started again about half mile out of the construction zone. Stopped again and got back on and no more problems in the 5 miles to get home.
Tires are about 6 year old 31” BFG KO2 with 35,000 miles on them, rotated and balanced every 5k. Shocks and springs (H&R/Bilstein 5100) are 4 years old with 20,000-25,000 miles on them. I replaced the front tie rods with ZJ rods about the same time.
No recent mods other than removing the transmission pan skid plate and crossmember after bending it (March 26).
I have new ball joints and U-joints for the front end but haven’t installed them yet.
What else do I need to start looking at and checking? The wife isn’t too excited about riding in it with this going on.
Last Friday (4/7) I was going to see my parents going southbound through a construction/resurfacing work zone at 55-60 MPH and started getting violent shaking. I slowed down and pulled to the shoulder thinking I had a blowout, checked everything out and saw no visible problems. Got off the highway and drove the side roads back home (40-60 mph) with no problems.
I drove it a little around town this week with no problems. Friday (4/14) I had tires rotated and balanced at Discount Tire and an alignment at a local shop. Saturday (4/15) I drove it about 50 miles on the highway (70-80 mph) and a mile or two of dirt roads with no problems.
Today (4/16) I was driving northbound through the same construction zone and it happened again. Pulled to the shoulder and it stopped. Got back on the highway and it started again about half mile out of the construction zone. Stopped again and got back on and no more problems in the 5 miles to get home.
Tires are about 6 year old 31” BFG KO2 with 35,000 miles on them, rotated and balanced every 5k. Shocks and springs (H&R/Bilstein 5100) are 4 years old with 20,000-25,000 miles on them. I replaced the front tie rods with ZJ rods about the same time.
No recent mods other than removing the transmission pan skid plate and crossmember after bending it (March 26).
I have new ball joints and U-joints for the front end but haven’t installed them yet.
What else do I need to start looking at and checking? The wife isn’t too excited about riding in it with this going on.