2005 TJ Sport SE. 57k miles
2" budget boost
DW at 45-50mph.
So I'll start off by saying this, I'm highly mechanically inclined and not a moron. :2thumbsup:
Next. History: owned the jeep since new. Put on 2" lift and 33's, then and the alignment done at Les Shwab in Oregon. Ran that set up until the last two months. DW started happening out of no where.
Looking at the suspension I found that the Drivers Tie rod had some slop in it. Did a little reading on this forum and found out the most common issues on these rigs.
So I pulled the gun and just replaced everything with brand new parts, but upgraded.
I installed 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee V8 model steering components because they have the larger solid bar cross over linkage.
New tie rods
New Track bar :NOTE: Found a little slop in the bolt hole of the new track bar. Hole was slightly larger than the factory bolt. The bracket was fine and was perfectly round according to my digital calipers. Installed a slightly larger bolt which required running a drill bit through the hole only.
New steering stab.
Took off 33x12.50x15's and put stock tires/wheels back on.
Then had full ballance on wheels performed and alignment checked.
Also had them inspect the jeep because of DW.
They found no issues with the front end and are stumped. Ball joints look good and they found no play what so ever in the front end. They also stated everything they would have looked at, I replaced.
Post alignment and ballancing the issue almost all but went away, now after a week it is now coming back and starting to build back upto what it was.
Exact issue in detail. At 45-50 mpg the steering wheel starts to shake. At certain times it will get very violent.
Only items not replaced. Ball joints and control arm bushings.
NOTE: this thing is babied. It's like brand new underneith still. It has seen it's day on the trail, don't get me wrong. But at 57k on an 05 which spent most of it's life driving 1 mile to work and back, you can tell it's lived a fairly relaxed life so far.
This whole death wobble thing is very frustrating. Short of taking it to Central 4wd, I'm at a loss. I've had this thing to different shops, Les Schwab, Pep Boys ect. FYI, I'm no dummy, I make sure the guys working on the jeep, KNOW JEEPS. Then I discuss in detail what is going on and of coarse they've all seen it a million times. So far no one can find a solution to fix my rig.
GRRRRRRRRRRR. :brickwall: So please, another set of eyes never hurt, maybe you hold the key to fix my Jeep. :2thumbsup:
2" budget boost
DW at 45-50mph.
So I'll start off by saying this, I'm highly mechanically inclined and not a moron. :2thumbsup:
Next. History: owned the jeep since new. Put on 2" lift and 33's, then and the alignment done at Les Shwab in Oregon. Ran that set up until the last two months. DW started happening out of no where.
Looking at the suspension I found that the Drivers Tie rod had some slop in it. Did a little reading on this forum and found out the most common issues on these rigs.
So I pulled the gun and just replaced everything with brand new parts, but upgraded.
I installed 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee V8 model steering components because they have the larger solid bar cross over linkage.
New tie rods
New Track bar :NOTE: Found a little slop in the bolt hole of the new track bar. Hole was slightly larger than the factory bolt. The bracket was fine and was perfectly round according to my digital calipers. Installed a slightly larger bolt which required running a drill bit through the hole only.
New steering stab.
Took off 33x12.50x15's and put stock tires/wheels back on.
Then had full ballance on wheels performed and alignment checked.
Also had them inspect the jeep because of DW.
They found no issues with the front end and are stumped. Ball joints look good and they found no play what so ever in the front end. They also stated everything they would have looked at, I replaced.
Post alignment and ballancing the issue almost all but went away, now after a week it is now coming back and starting to build back upto what it was.
Exact issue in detail. At 45-50 mpg the steering wheel starts to shake. At certain times it will get very violent.
Only items not replaced. Ball joints and control arm bushings.
NOTE: this thing is babied. It's like brand new underneith still. It has seen it's day on the trail, don't get me wrong. But at 57k on an 05 which spent most of it's life driving 1 mile to work and back, you can tell it's lived a fairly relaxed life so far.
This whole death wobble thing is very frustrating. Short of taking it to Central 4wd, I'm at a loss. I've had this thing to different shops, Les Schwab, Pep Boys ect. FYI, I'm no dummy, I make sure the guys working on the jeep, KNOW JEEPS. Then I discuss in detail what is going on and of coarse they've all seen it a million times. So far no one can find a solution to fix my rig.
GRRRRRRRRRRR. :brickwall: So please, another set of eyes never hurt, maybe you hold the key to fix my Jeep. :2thumbsup: