Death wobble

[PSlim83]

Experiencing death wobble, mainly when the passenger front tire hits a bump happens at any speed even as low as 20mph.New to the Jeep World, any vets out there see anything worth noting?

 

[Jerry Bransford]

Too far away to see what any of the rod end joints are doing. Like at the ends of the drag link, tie rod, and track bar mounting points. Do any of them have sideways slop when the steering changes direction?

 

[PSlim83]

Too far away to see what any of the rod end joints are doing. Like at the ends of the drag link, tie rod, and track bar mounting points. Do any of them have sideways slop when the steering changes direction?

I’ll add videos, stay tuned, Thanks Jerry! Going insane over here on the internet, researching this!

 

[Jerry Bransford]

And a big welcome to WTF!

 

[CowboyTJ]

When was the last time tiers were balanced and checked for tread ply separation?

 

[JMT]

Experiencing death wobble, mainly when the passenger front tire hits a bump happens at any speed even as low as 20mph.New to the Jeep World, any vets out there see anything worth noting?

Start with tire balance. All DW is triggered by poorly balanced, cupped, or otherwise bad tires. You need to get a perfect balance. Most tire shops just do good enough, but it’s not good enough for a straight axle where the tires are fighting each other.

After that go to front trackbar. Then ball joints, control arm bushings, tie rod ends, etc…Make sure everything is torqued correctly.