5 Easy Steps To Fix Your DEATH Wobble!

Got death wobble? Is your Jeep TJ, XJ, or JK trying to shake you off the road? You have come to the right place! In this video we explore pretty much every possible cause of death wobble. How you fix it is up to you but with these 5 steps you can absolutely figure out what's wrong and have the basic knowledge on how to fix it! Oh yeah, I've got a little offroad action at the end!

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[murphtahoe]

4 wheeling is like owning an old Triumph motorcycle...Ride, tighten, repeat. My wife bags on me and says I spend more time working on my Jeep than driving it on trips. Excellent points for everyone in this video my man.

[dbkase]

Completely awesome video. Finally, someone that can speak confidently about death wobble and how to fix it. The emphasis on the alignment really hit home with me - thank you. Time to crawl under my Land Rover and get this sorted once and for all!

[michaelholderegger]

I consider myself somewhat of an expert on this subject and agree with everything you have said. I have had death wobble before because of one thing you didn't mention: a cracked frame where the power steering and track bar mount on an XJ.

[conancoulombe]

I never had wobble until I got some used 38.5 boggers. Turned out one tire had a bad cord. Almost an inch out of round!
Great show. I have never seen you do drivelines.

[mh]

Every perspective is Valuable. It amazes Me that out of all things this is what jeep is having a issue with the Jl/Gladiator.

[Wright_Works]

Thanks man, appreciate the video. I just bought an F250 and went into a death wobble doing 75mph between 2- 18teen wheelers. I almost died. Gonna get this checked asap

[zxej]

I have a '96 ZJ project vehicle. I had all the front end pieces replaced. Including new shocks and steering stabilizer. Then bought new General AT2 255/70-15 tires. Drives real nice now. Has a Dana 44 with a Trutrac differential in the back. The 4.0L still powers the ZJ fairly good.

[LewdSilhouettes]

Subscribed. Mans knows what he is talking about. Straight to the key points. Thanks!

[ClinttheGreat]

Great video.

I gotta say though, that after experiencing “death wobble” on both my motorcycle and my 4wd, in my 4wd, it’s just a minor annoyance. Wobble on the motorcycle at freeway speeds, that’s true death wobble.

[dandoherty]

This is an awesome video. 97 Wrangler. 1st time I blew out the track bar bushing Wheeling it. I jumped on the side steps to figure out what was moving around. About twenty thousand miles later I had issues the second time. It seemed like bad tie rod ends and ball joints with 200k miles. I'd point out that anybody who goes with a high steer most places will not do an alignment. So like you mentioned 4 x 4 shops are the way to go.

[brianfulwood]

Thank you so much for addressing this issue in a very “laymen’s” way. Im a lv2 alignment tech and I try my best to explain this to customers 2-3 times (at least) each week, only for someone to then tell me “well its never done this till yall put them tires on” after showing them blown out bushings/ball joints and separated wheel bearings.

[OldcarsNmusic]

I never had a problem with death wobble on my '96 XJ when I had it and I don't have a problem with it on my '96 ZJ but I did have it on my '88 MJ. A new damper and new shock absorbers helped out a lot but new tires pretty well scotched it. A new track bar, tie rod and drag link afterward didn't hurt either!

[larrymerson]

DL, Thanks for sharing your expertise and insights. My '01 XJ just started the death wobble shimmy a few weeks ago, and this is an invaluable guide for how to properly assess the point(s) of failure!

[mackofalltrades]

I used this info to cure mine..10 years (2014 JKU) lifted, no DW, this year it started…tightened up the front end, track bar bushings + alignment + new stabilizer 👍🏾 all fixed no low speed or high speed wobbling.

[kurtnulf]

your right all I did was change my stock track bar with a 2.5 to 6 over custom one with 9/16 bolts and no more wobble

[chriszanni]

I recently bought a 03 TJ as my first car and the previous owner put on a 2.5" linch lift as well 32" tires this video was so helpful because I never knew to check to control arms with since it has a lift, thank you.

[RedRockCrawlers]

You didn't mention a steering stabilizer! haha. These are all great sources to check for your death wobble no doubt. I find that more often its a track bar or like you said, an improper angle from stock suspension components.

[clanceywyman]

Another thing I do that might help diagnose Trac bar issues is shake the front of the vehicle with it on the ground and track bar issues will become very apparent if you have slop in the track bar

[justgonnastay]

FINALLY!! A thoughtful, thorough, descriptive analysis of the many possible sources of Death Wobble™ complete with ways to inspect for it! Thank you so much for this.

[AaronWiggin]

Thanks for the great walk through. Just developed a case of death wobble on my TJU after a 3" lift and adjustable track bar install. Happens at different speeds and sometimes after a bump but not always. Time to put it on jack stands double check everything again.