Death wobble

Asked by Lisa Jan 12, 2020 at 07:28 PM about the 2008 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Can someone give me an insight on what can
cause a death wobble on my Jeep. Only happens if
you hit a bump the wrong way or train tracks.

4 Answers

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Most common issue and the easiest fix for a shimmy or wobble is rebalancing and rotating the tires. Worse case and the more in depth look should reveal worn bushings and ball joints. because jeep has installed 1/3 tone ball joints these wont last the lifetime of your vehicle. One would need to upgrade these ball joints to a 1 ton (or greater) ball joint set up. This would include steering components also.

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