Death wobble
01-30-2014 | 09:12 PM
#31
JK Jedi
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 5,192
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From: REDONDO BEACH, CA
The other day my wife said "I drove the Jeep and it did this scary shaking thing." I said "Shit are you serious? Was it Death Wobble? I thought I f'in fixed that! Argh!" Wife: "What's death wobble?" "Did the shaking trigger your period." Wife:"?" "DW is so frightening you crap your pants, or in your case, have a period or something. Did you period on the seat? Did you just start perioding all over the ****ing place as it shook?! Like a slaughter house was in the front seat?!" Wife: "Uhhh no. I did not, um... What's wrong with you? Of course not. Freak." "Whew. Okay no period eh? Then it's not DW." Turns out I forgot to torque the lug nuts.
01-31-2014 | 08:49 AM
#32
JK Junkie
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 2,318
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From: New Hampshire
thank you for explaining this
8 bolts 4" long for all 4 lower control arms.
4 bolts 3" long for the front and rear trackbars
Sometime in 2012, Chrysler changed the frame side trackbar bushing and bracket bolt hole to be smaller. So, a 9/16" bolt wouldn't fit that side without drilling. So, Northridge and Synergy started to include 14mm shouldered (partially threaded) bolts for those with a mid 2012 or newer JK to be able to use on the frame side.
So, 2 extra 3" bolts are now included.
4 bolts 3" long for the front and rear trackbars
Sometime in 2012, Chrysler changed the frame side trackbar bushing and bracket bolt hole to be smaller. So, a 9/16" bolt wouldn't fit that side without drilling. So, Northridge and Synergy started to include 14mm shouldered (partially threaded) bolts for those with a mid 2012 or newer JK to be able to use on the frame side.
So, 2 extra 3" bolts are now included.
i wasnt aware the rear track bar bolts were incorrect as well / those must be 14mm as well
so now i understand the reason for 4 , 3" bolts .
as for the dealership i took it to resolving the problem, did not fix it . It may have helped but certainly to quick to say its all set , but i will say this i think one of my wheels had gone out of ballance too maybe . though no weight was thrown i was getting a pudder sound as the speed is increased so did the pudder sound . out of ballance sound wich seemed to go away with tire change however trail grapplers have a bit of noise too so hard to tell if ive nailed it down lol. ill order a grade 8 kit up now ! that should take care of any sloppyness going on behind the scene
Last edited by jeepmojo; 02-01-2014 at 03:29 PM.