JK deathwobble issues

[ROBZ95Xj]

its a coworkers 07 2dr jk bone stock. gets dw any speed over 50 and hitting a bump, i thought i read somewhere that its common with jk's anyone got any sugestions? im kinda clueless with jk's

 

[NorCalChris]

There is a recall to replace the steering stabilizer. Tell your coworker to call your local jeep dealership and see if his qualifies.

 

[dasbulliwagen]

The stabilizer isnt so much a recall, but a service bulletin if I remember right. It should be covered though. He should also get his wheels balanced on a road force balancer. The OEM wheels on those things go to shart pretty quick, so a balance might not even help.... new tires might be the only cure.

 

[NorCalChris]

Yea too be honest I don't remeber if it was a RRT, recall, or bulletin. I haven't had to do one in awhile. x2 on the Roadforce balance. Its the only way I'll balance my wheels and tires.

 

[Renegade XJ]

Balance the tires to start at least. I've had 3 JK's to date raging from mild to wild and never had any death wobble issues with them. A well aligned and balanced Jeep shouldnt even need a steering stabilizer, it will just be a mask to small issues that can turn much larger in the future. However Im not saying to remove yours, just dont plan on that being much of a fix.

 

[Hellbent]

been seeing quite a few of those with worn out stock ball joints at relatively low miles, something to look into...

 

[NorCalChris]

been seeing quite a few of those with worn out stock ball joints at relatively low miles, something to look into...

Yes, just did one today with bad ball joints. Hurry for warranty work! uke:

 

[xjtrailrider]

I would say the ball joints as well, they are notorious for going bad. My wife has a 08 JK Sahara, so far no issues with DW but we have had all kinds of other little annoying issues with it.

JK Owners is a good forum for JK tech

 

[Renegade XJ]

Oh yea, I forgot about the ball joint issue. JK's tend to destroy ball joints pretty easy. I ened up putting Dynatrac ball joints on mine right before I got rid of it.

 

[ctxjlimited]

been seeing quite a few of those with worn out stock ball joints at relatively low miles, something to look into...

I talked to a tech the other day that said jk's have a big problem with steering components going bad at like 40k or less. Stock steering for them is expensive too, he said they just offer people currie instead.