Got death wobble? Is your Jeep TJ, XJ, or JK trying to shake you off the road? You have come to the right place! In this video we explore pretty much every possible cause of death wobble. How you fix it is up to you but with these 5 steps you can absolutely figure out what’s wrong and have the basic knowledge on how to fix it! Oh yeah, I’ve got a little offroad action at the end!
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Where do I get that torque spec sheet?
Do worn out shocks cause death wobble ??!
Thanks flor the video I'm selling my daughter jeep due to death wobble but gotta fix fix for the next person
Death wobble on cruise control as it accelerates up a hill at 60 mph. Nothing like it in the world.
Im planning on upgrading my upper and lower control arms on my 1998 xj, any tips or tricks for doing that diy?
For what I have been seen on Youtube, the best way of get rid of the wobble is to get rid of the Jeep and buy a well made car.
@ dirt lifestyle. I've thrown springs shocks adjustable track bar adjustable upper/lower control arms and tires at mine. Got it aligned everything is good…still death wobble… What's left ball joints??? Tie-rod ends???
Nate, check out Solo Motorsports steering box sector shaft double-shear adapter. SKU P-F99-SBSSA-001.
Great video! I have a 2018 Sahara and the Death Wobble started appearing at 10k miles. After 6-7 visits to the "stealership" and 10k miles later (20k miles on the Jeep) they now claim its from bad tires. The first time was tire rotation, then tire balancing, then alignment. I find it interesting that they never even brought up the known problem of the "Death Wobble to me. Thank heavens for your video!) Any advice on how to combat Jeep to repair a known problem on a relatively new Jeep? I wanted to give this to my 16 year old daughter but I have a hard time doing such as the vehicle has the death wobble quite often.
I’m interested in who makes that ota track bar bracket and bar setup! Thanks Wes!
53 years MECH EXPERIENCE ,ALL THE YOUNG PEOPE FALLING IN LOVE WITH JEEP ,HAS TO UNDERSTAND THE STEERING SETUP IS FROM THE 1930,S AS A HE BUSHINGS WEAR ,PLAY INCREASES A LOT OF ROOM FOR TOLLARANCE NOT LIKE RACK SET UP,I REMEMBER AS A BOY IN THE FIFTY'S OLE TIMERS WOULD MAKE JOKES ABOUT DODGE TRUCKS AND THIER STEERING,YOU CAN TELL A DODGE IS COMING THE DRIVER IS WAVING ,HAND ON STEERING!AS FAR AS DEATH WOBBLE IT COMES FROM 1 PLACE ONLY !THE TRAC-BAR PERIOD! THE BEST WAY BLOCK THE SIDES OF BOTH FRONT TIRES GET A FRIEND TO SLOWLY TURN RIGHT TO LEFT GET A PAD AND PEN WATCH AND WRITE DOWN THE PARTS THAT HAVE PLAY ! BUY MOOG THEY MAKE THE BEST ALL THE OFF ROAD MARKET PARTS ARE MADE BY MOOG BETWEEN 9 AND 11 COULD BE WORN ,MAKE SURE YOUR CAMBER IS ZERO ON POINT DONT CHEAT FOR OFF ROAD THIS WILL PUT STREES ON ALL BUSHINGS ALWAYS ADJUST BOTTOM CASTER NOT TOP ON CAMBER SETTING!A PIECE OF HISTORY FOR FREE .THE OLE BEAST THE 4.0 WAS FIRST USED IN THE NASH 600 WAY BACK IN 1945 ,KAISER MADE JEEP FOR THE ARMY CONTRACT NASH AND HUDSON AND KAISER MERGED AND LATER AMC BOUGHT THESE 3 AND CHRYSLER AQUIRED AMC WHICH MADE THE WAGONEER,THATS THE REST OF THE STORY THE 4.0 IS 77 YEARS YOUNG!!!!
Seems there are way to many moving parts in this system. This is more or less the same steering system on my dads 53 Ford F100. Is there any particular reason the manufacturer hasn’t gone to rack and pinion?
I think having your tires balanced regularly/statically and not dynamically might be the main cause.
Idk why I didn't think about the wiggle test but that helped me figure mine out!
Awesome vid, great advice and great explanation on the topic! Thank you.
I got a death wobble after changed the steering damper…both old and new are good but the new one give me a death wobble after 60km/h
i had old m38a1 Willis years ago had that death wobble ,we didn't even know what to call it back then lol
tow being off will cause a feather edge on the inner or outer while a bad shock can cause it over the whole tire
fyi a prybar under the tire lifting up on the tire while the weight is off of it and look for play in the ball joints /kingpins some time shacking the weel wont show a bad balljoint
if i remember right the 1st gen chevy colorado has this problem and has a recall for spring right hight check and alignment check
Some toe out is required for tighter turns to be made. Obv not severe but a few degrees iirc. And camber- I wouldn't go more than negative 2, maybe 3° on a car that has been lowered to an amt that actually helps performance. Trucks/lifted 4×4, not really sure. Factory should be 0 to neg .5° to allow customer to take turns comfortably and not wear tires unevenly. My $0.02, not that anyone cares. Just thought maybe some hard numbers might be of use to some… ? Great vid, digging your channel and gonna make some rock sliders and front and rear bumpers this weekend and rear gull wing windows when time allows. Still curious if you think the rear glass gate hinges would work on jeep zj's? Would use your fav rivbolts 😉 peace brother.