ganoze
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
Thinking that it is a strong possibility that old leaf springs to be a good cause for death wobble
(NOTE: PLEASE FOCUS THIS THREAD ON THE REAR LEAFS PLEASE!!!. ALL OTHER THEORIES ON DEATH WOBBLE DEALING WITH THE FRONT END/SUSPENSION OF VEHICLE NEED NOT POST).
Old Springs have:
-loss of arch (axle wrapping)
-loss of stiffness
I would think that old springs would not be rigid enough to contain the "energy transfer" from the death ripples/bumps on the some roads, thus would transmit the oscillations from the bumpstops through to the frame and everywhere else in the vehicle (also for some, through ye old old brown eye when done).
Just a thought. I will be replacing my leaf springs soon, but in I drive like grandpop on the highway in the meanwhile.
Lets have some "educated" input on this.
(NOTE: PLEASE FOCUS THIS THREAD ON THE REAR LEAFS PLEASE!!!. ALL OTHER THEORIES ON DEATH WOBBLE DEALING WITH THE FRONT END/SUSPENSION OF VEHICLE NEED NOT POST).
Old Springs have:
-loss of arch (axle wrapping)
-loss of stiffness
I would think that old springs would not be rigid enough to contain the "energy transfer" from the death ripples/bumps on the some roads, thus would transmit the oscillations from the bumpstops through to the frame and everywhere else in the vehicle (also for some, through ye old old brown eye when done).
Just a thought. I will be replacing my leaf springs soon, but in I drive like grandpop on the highway in the meanwhile.
Lets have some "educated" input on this.