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Originally Posted by Quatre Coureur
If u look at the suspensions on both vehicles they're very similar. Coil springs with upper and lower control arms. I replaced my steering stabilizer with a heavy-duty unit. It helped a little although it still had a little shimmy around 50mph. If u hit a bump at that speed it would Death Wobble so bad you'd think the whole front end was coming apart! The quickest solution was to yank it into 4wd! I remember taking it to the dealership(Don-A-Vee, which raced Jeepspeed and is probably the most experienced/knowledgeable Jeep dealership in the nation), there were 3 other ppl there with the same problem. We spoke with a tech who basically said it was a design flaw, Chrysler knows it, and there really isn't a solution.   |
Yes, I know. The "Death Wobble" was aptly named. My only point in mentioning it is stating that it was not just the Jeep "brand", with the issue.
When I bought that truck, it was about the time I got out of the consumer car repair business, where I had been working as an ASE Master Tech. Since the truck was then still under warranty, I explained the problem to the Dealership Tech's. They were either unable or unwilling to attempt to fix the problem.
I made some alterations to the front end, in addition to the steering stabilizer, which eliminated the problem almost entirely.
