*Need Advice* - Death Wobble
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*Need Advice* - Death Wobble
I have experienced DW over the last two weeks. It occurs at about 40 MPH, in anticipation for it I can drive through it by speeding up. I believe I have traced the problem to a 1st gen JKS track bar that was flexing a good amount and has now after a few episodes of DW, has made the holes in the frame on both ends two big for even a 9/16" bolt. My question is what should I do to try and resolve this problem? I can't go to a bigger bolt because the new TF track bar would not allow...
Thanks in advance,
Aaron
Thanks in advance,
Aaron
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Excuse my ignorance, but I'm am not familiar with what your mentioning... I'm not sure i could get a bushing small enough to fit into space to take up what i guess is about 1/16" gap. Bushing would also have to be just the thickness of the frame as well, so bolt would still tighten against frame and not the bushing, correct?
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If you really think it is the JKS Track bar...
Just get this JKS brace and weld it on over the existing Track Bar Bracket... Then put in a slightly larger bold that is shouldered...
JKS Jeep JK Wrangler 2007+, Steering Stabalizer Mount Relocator (OGS162)
Just get this JKS brace and weld it on over the existing Track Bar Bracket... Then put in a slightly larger bold that is shouldered...
JKS Jeep JK Wrangler 2007+, Steering Stabalizer Mount Relocator (OGS162)
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If you really think it is the JKS Track bar...
Just get this JKS brace and weld it on over the existing Track Bar Bracket... Then put in a slightly larger bold that is shouldered...
JKS Jeep JK Wrangler 2007+, Steering Stabalizer Mount Relocator (OGS162)
Just get this JKS brace and weld it on over the existing Track Bar Bracket... Then put in a slightly larger bold that is shouldered...
JKS Jeep JK Wrangler 2007+, Steering Stabalizer Mount Relocator (OGS162)
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I had a death wobble episode a few years ago and here is what I did. I drilled out the TF Monster bar to 9/16ths. Very easy to do.
Then i put on a Poly Performance brace on the frame side. Very good product. On the axle side, i installed these little brackets from Tera Flex. Worked great and I still have a very tight setup a few years latter.
CM
Then i put on a Poly Performance brace on the frame side. Very good product. On the axle side, i installed these little brackets from Tera Flex. Worked great and I still have a very tight setup a few years latter.
CM
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When in doubt, this write up will answer all of your questions concerning DW
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-w...obbles-260145/
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-w...obbles-260145/
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My first track bar brackets holes were larger than the track bar to, it created a slight shift. I recently went with a new one from rockkrawler and it fixed it.
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Thanks for all the great info guys, I really appreciate it... I made some brackets out of some stock I had at work very similar to the TF bracket shown by F200... Worked very well, rig is solid with no DW now... Thanks again...