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Old 08-27-2004, 07:36 AM   #1
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talk me out of it!!!!

i'm thinking of trading in my tj...kinda sucks. i have just gotten so fed up with it. my death wobble is driving me nuts!! it's not just 45-50 mph anymore, it happens 45-75 mph. i amost flipped my jeep last night when i went off the road from it!! i am seriously thinking about a wj now. i don't want to sell it, but i don't know if it's worth it anymore.
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Old 08-27-2004, 07:42 AM   #2
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Why sell the Jeep for a front end problem. Get the thing to a trustworthy front end shop, have them check it out, make repairs and install a stabilizer. Problem solved, Jeep stays and life goes on.
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Old 08-27-2004, 07:56 AM   #3
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i know, just venting as well. thanks. it's been getting me so frustrated lately...
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Old 08-27-2004, 08:18 AM   #4
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ive never looked under a TJ, but it may be similar. my truck got death wobble about 6 months ago. i knew there was a lot of slop in my steering box so i got a new one and put it on. after i had it installed, i jumped in, started the truck and turned back and forth to bleed out the system. i noticed that when i wasnt moving, if i turned the wheel to the right, my entire front end was shifting about 4 inches to the left, then when i turn left, the entire front end was shifting 4 inches to the right. so, i got under and after about 10 minutes looking around i found that my front sway bar mount was bolted to the frame, and one bolt was missing and the other was half hanging out. new bolts torqued down fixed it right up. i think it would definately be worth the time to just crawl under there and check any joints that are bolted together, check your Tierod ends for slop (jack the front end up so you can manhandle the tire and see if you can get it to flop around). definately not something worht getting rid of your rig! i dont drive mine but twice a month and have nothing but problems lol, but its not going anywhere
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Old 08-27-2004, 08:36 AM   #5
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Spending thousands of dollars when a $50 to a few hundred can fix your problem. Doesn't make sense to me, get it aligned then if you still have it we'll work from there to solve it
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Old 08-28-2004, 03:25 AM   #6
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Definetly fix it yourself. That's half the fun (or battle) in the jeepin world.

Crawl under there and tighten all your nuts n bolts that have to do with your steering. If your lazy you can even look under there and see if anybolt or nut is hanging out.

I had some crazy wobbling, and it turned out to be my tracbar. Tightened that sucker down and been fine ever since.



Don't sell your nice Jeep just because it has a problem. I know we all get that feeling sometime, but you know you love your jeep to much to do something like that.
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