seanof30306@yahoo.
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- Tulsa, Ok
OK, so right at 40,000 miles ago, I was having horrible death wobble.
I bought the Kevin's Off Road Death Wobble Kit, and it was completely cured.
http://www.kevinsoffroad.com/cart/xjmj-death-wobble-package-for-model-years-19841986-p-1066/
About 12,000 miles ago, I started seeing a just bit of DW right before I'd have the tires balanced, and the front end aligned. I do it every 5,000 miles.
I've checked the front end, and had it checked y the guys doing the tire balancing and alignment, and everything looks OK. A couple of months ago, I called and emailed Kevin's Off Road about it, but never got a a return call, or email. I posted a question on their Facebook page about it, and got a response asking about the tires on my car. I responded back, but never got anything else from them, no matter how many times I tried to get one.
My question was simple. What is the wear life on their steering stabilizer? I wasn't complaining, 40,000 miles seems like a reasonable amount of mileage out of one to me, and I made that clear to them in my email(s) and Facebook posts. I just wanted to hear what the experts who'd solved the problem for me before had to say, and it really annoys and disgusts me to not even be able to get any kind of a response from them.
Yesterday, I had to tow a car on a trailer for a buddy for about 50 miles. On the way home, I had TERRIBLE death wobble. I guess driving it that distance with the rear pushed down, and the front suspension jacked up did something.
I've decided I'm going to replace the steering stabilizer and see what that does. I've also decided I don't want to spend any more money with Kevin's Off Road, if I can help it.
I want to put the heaviest-duty steering stabilizer on the car I can.
Can anyone help?
BTW, I noticed that if I catch it right when it starts, cutting the wheel sharply and changing lanes stops the DW for the moment. I hadn't noticed that before. I'm not sure whether that means this DW is different from the DW I've had in the past, ot if I'm just smarter now.
Also, I remember seeing something about non-stock alignment specs that helped with death wobble.
My XJ is unlifted (except for the factory Up Country 1" lift), with MOAB wheels, and 245/70/16 Bridgestone Duelers. It had DW with the stock wheels and tires, and the stock wheels with 255/70/15 Duelers, so I'm sure the wheels and tires aren't the cause.
I bought the Kevin's Off Road Death Wobble Kit, and it was completely cured.
http://www.kevinsoffroad.com/cart/xjmj-death-wobble-package-for-model-years-19841986-p-1066/
About 12,000 miles ago, I started seeing a just bit of DW right before I'd have the tires balanced, and the front end aligned. I do it every 5,000 miles.
I've checked the front end, and had it checked y the guys doing the tire balancing and alignment, and everything looks OK. A couple of months ago, I called and emailed Kevin's Off Road about it, but never got a a return call, or email. I posted a question on their Facebook page about it, and got a response asking about the tires on my car. I responded back, but never got anything else from them, no matter how many times I tried to get one.
My question was simple. What is the wear life on their steering stabilizer? I wasn't complaining, 40,000 miles seems like a reasonable amount of mileage out of one to me, and I made that clear to them in my email(s) and Facebook posts. I just wanted to hear what the experts who'd solved the problem for me before had to say, and it really annoys and disgusts me to not even be able to get any kind of a response from them.
Yesterday, I had to tow a car on a trailer for a buddy for about 50 miles. On the way home, I had TERRIBLE death wobble. I guess driving it that distance with the rear pushed down, and the front suspension jacked up did something.
I've decided I'm going to replace the steering stabilizer and see what that does. I've also decided I don't want to spend any more money with Kevin's Off Road, if I can help it.
I want to put the heaviest-duty steering stabilizer on the car I can.
Can anyone help?
BTW, I noticed that if I catch it right when it starts, cutting the wheel sharply and changing lanes stops the DW for the moment. I hadn't noticed that before. I'm not sure whether that means this DW is different from the DW I've had in the past, ot if I'm just smarter now.
Also, I remember seeing something about non-stock alignment specs that helped with death wobble.
My XJ is unlifted (except for the factory Up Country 1" lift), with MOAB wheels, and 245/70/16 Bridgestone Duelers. It had DW with the stock wheels and tires, and the stock wheels with 255/70/15 Duelers, so I'm sure the wheels and tires aren't the cause.