Jeep has found the cause of death wobble
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WJCO
Meme King
I got an email from Power Nation today with an article of how Jeep has discovered the cause of death wobble and is offering a free fix!It is a design flaw of the steering damper. Wow, wish I knew that before I wasted my money on my torque wrench to check my front end.
People have been saying for decades that a steering damper will fix death wobble and it has yet to be proven as fact. I still don't understand how 'wobble' or 'shimmy' can occur when everything is tight but the damper is defective? Makes no sense. Time will tell.
desertrunner
Active Member
Wow good to know, guess the fact that I have been running without one for over a year with no wobble is just dumb luck
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TrailHunter
Hooked
I ran without one for a year stock... lifted the Jeep.... ran without it... developed DW... Fixed the DW... then put it on for the hell of it... but everything is so tight the Stabilizer made the steering feel worse... So I took it off again. Lol
USMC Wrangler
New member
I went without one for about 6 months without issue. I put it back on for the hell of it. Either way, steering stabilizers just mask other problems. Keep your torque wrench. You’ll be glad you did.
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2013 JKU Sport S, named Spider
http://wayalife.com/showthread.php?26097-I-guess-it-s-the-quot-Super-Stocker-quot-build
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2013 JKU Sport S, named Spider
http://wayalife.com/showthread.php?26097-I-guess-it-s-the-quot-Super-Stocker-quot-build
Braxtonsag
Member
Tire imbalance can cause slight wobble, hit the right bump at the right speed while that tires oscillating and it jumps to full blown DW. I just spend months trying to find ways around having my tires balanced. Spent the 30 to have them balanced and it was fixed
GeoWillys
New member
Sorry, it was meant to be sarcastic. I follow this forum and found there is always something new to learn and the first thing I learned was that SS doesn't solve anything when it comes to DW. There is a wealth of knowledge and experience here so when I have a question I search the forum for what I need.
WJCO
Meme King
Lol. Totally missed that one.
USMC Wrangler
New member
Well good! I missed it too.
Slimebones
Active Member
Hopefully the torque wrench purchase was real! :brows: Invaluable tool.
jdofmemi
Active Member
Dang, does this mean I should hunt for the stabilizer that I took off and threw into the corner about 6 months ago?
I would hate for the lack of it to cause Death Wobble.
On second thought, I will just make sure everything is tight from time to time, starting with lug nuts.
I would hate for the lack of it to cause Death Wobble.
On second thought, I will just make sure everything is tight from time to time, starting with lug nuts.
Cousin Clyde
Hooked
I have actually found the true cause of death wobble, working on my Jeep last night. I will be sending this picture to Power Nation in order to correct them.
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