I want a 2.5 BB, but not death wobble...?
.... I guess we wouldn't know.
03-06-2009, 07:24 AM
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03-06-2009, 07:33 AM
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what he said.
a steering stabilizer or lack there of WILL NOT cause death wobble. this is a myth that i hear spread all the time and it simply is NOT true. if you have your suspension dialed in, no mounts or bushings are failing and all your bolts are tightend to the appropriate torque setting, you will not have death wobble and you won't even need a steering stabilizer.
a steering stabilizer or lack there of WILL NOT cause death wobble. this is a myth that i hear spread all the time and it simply is NOT true. if you have your suspension dialed in, no mounts or bushings are failing and all your bolts are tightend to the appropriate torque setting, you will not have death wobble and you won't even need a steering stabilizer.
03-07-2009, 02:26 AM
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Just for the record guys, I had DW in my '07 JK Unlimited (absolutely stock). I had the entire front end's torque settings checked - all fine. I reported it to my dealer, who suggested the issue was the steering stabiliser. He replaced it (under warranty). In the 6 months and 14000 km (8500 miles) since, I have not had one instance of DW. I'm not saying a bad SS causes DW, but in this case a good one has controlled it. To muddy the waters, the DW in my TJ was not helped at all by a new SS. I eventually cured it by replacing my front LCAs with Rubicon Express arms.
03-07-2009, 06:58 AM
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Just for the record guys, I had DW in my '07 JK Unlimited (absolutely stock). I had the entire front end's torque settings checked - all fine. I reported it to my dealer, who suggested the issue was the steering stabiliser. He replaced it (under warranty). In the 6 months and 14000 km (8500 miles) since, I have not had one instance of DW. I'm not saying a bad SS causes DW, but in this case a good one has controlled it. To muddy the waters, the DW in my TJ was not helped at all by a new SS. I eventually cured it by replacing my front LCAs with Rubicon Express arms.
03-11-2009, 01:03 PM
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well today and yesterday for the first time i had a wobble in the steering wheel. not bad but enough to worry me for the future. it happened at 35 mph or close to that the steering vibrated for maby 5 second until i desided to lower speed. i have a 2.5 bb teraflex and 33 inch tire and wheels adapter. what can i do? more caster ? i need to buy new lower arms? i never had it before and never touch anything except installing the woods relocation bracket. can it be torque probleme? or the way i put the SS back ?
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