Death Wobble No More?

"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction) 08/12/2019 at 17:30 • Filed to: None

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KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 08/12/2019 at 17:42

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“Mark Chernoby” - THIS close to being a disaster.  

RutRut > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 08/12/2019 at 17:46

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Interesting that they NIC’d it twice to go from AC to AD to AE, means AD didn’t work right either.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 08/12/2019 at 17:54

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Get the L out of here...

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 08/12/2019 at 18:21

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Ford has had the same problem on the F250/F350 as well

DipodomysDeserti > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 08/12/2019 at 18:46

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Is it still a Jeep if it doesn’t death wobble?

These things can wobble even with completely aftermarket front ends, so I highly doubt a different damper can completely prevent it. Thankfully I’ve never experienced it.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 08/12/2019 at 19:24

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It’s kind of a solid front axle thing in general. 

red_ > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 08/12/2019 at 19:27

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Swapping out the damper usually just band aides DW. Some folks go as far as having two of them to help control DW. Normally though, its just the front suspension or the track bar ends wearing out. It happens on a SFA vehicle.

Urambo Tauro > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 08/12/2019 at 20:54

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Not great, not terrible.

Urambo Tauro > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 08/12/2019 at 20:58

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I don’t know why they even bothered showing a pic of the two dampers next to each other. There’s nothing to see but the part number. Not very confidence-inspiring.

BigBlock440 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 08/12/2019 at 21:01

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They could have pulled a Toyota and threw their supplier under the bus

sn4cktimes > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 08/13/2019 at 01:09

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3 things that worked really well on my 07' Wrangler to eliminate wobble.

1) K eeping the front to back rake angle made the biggest difference for me. I initially lifted both ends 2.5". Then dropped the front down to 2". All the difference in the world in terms of highway driving. Felt normal again.

2) Dual steering stabilizer really made a difference in the city drivability. Made the suspension much more “peppy” and less wallowy.

3) Change all the sway bar links to have much stiffer joints.

Once I did the suspension fix I only had wobble once, and it was in the city; never again after the dual steering stabilizer.

I had a ton of other stuff going on eventually, but those were the things that killed the DW.

450X_FTW > RutRut 08/13/2019 at 15:32

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Can confirm. Especially considering that FCA does not like to change part numbers unless absolutely necessary since it’s just more paperwork usually and more delays in getting a design released 

RutRut > 450X_FTW 08/13/2019 at 15:37

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Some one had to catch hell when they spun the 2nd CN.

450X_FTW > RutRut 08/13/2019 at 16:00

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I didn’t even notice the NIC’d comment, you clever clever “also knows the inner workings of FCA releasing part numbers person” you......

RutRut > 450X_FTW 08/13/2019 at 17:06

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Several years as an AE for Tier 1s working with FCA before I moved to the aftermarket side of the world.