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jk4me
Trail Ready
Number of posts: 53
Age: 44
Location: orange,tx
Rig: 07 jk 4dr
specs.: TERAFLEX 4IN. LIFT AND SHOCKS GOODYEAR WRANGLER MTR 35/12.5/17 arb front air locker 30 spline axle shaft tom woods drive shaft
Registration date: 2011-02-09
 |  Subject: death shake Fri 27 May 2011, 8:44 pm | |
| o.k. this may be an old topic for all you jeep experts. 07 jk 4dr has had the death shake basically from brand new. It slowed down alooot after I replaced the monkey shit factory tires and the 3x larger steering stabilizer. I thought that when I put on the teraflex 4in. lift with upper and lower arms and 35 in. tires that it would never come back. Well, it started again and it's getting worse (mainly after I hit a bump at speeds over 30 mph.) DOES ANYONE KNOW THE FIX ? |
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Renee10
Pathetic
Number of posts: 2510
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Rig: 2007 Stone White 2-Door
Registration date: 2008-01-27
| | Subject: Re: death shake Fri 27 May 2011, 8:47 pm | |
| Do a search for death wobble, there are several posts there |
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jk4me
Trail Ready
Number of posts: 53
Age: 44
Location: orange,tx
Rig: 07 jk 4dr
specs.: TERAFLEX 4IN. LIFT AND SHOCKS GOODYEAR WRANGLER MTR 35/12.5/17 arb front air locker 30 spline axle shaft tom woods drive shaft
Registration date: 2011-02-09
| | Subject: Re: death shake Fri 27 May 2011, 9:35 pm | |
| this seems to have the most helpful info
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f96/diagnosing-death-wobble-fixing-non-dw-shimmies-wobbles-1052221/ |
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jk4me
Trail Ready
Number of posts: 53
Age: 44
Location: orange,tx
Rig: 07 jk 4dr
specs.: TERAFLEX 4IN. LIFT AND SHOCKS GOODYEAR WRANGLER MTR 35/12.5/17 arb front air locker 30 spline axle shaft tom woods drive shaft
Registration date: 2011-02-09
| | Subject: Re: death shake Fri 27 May 2011, 9:37 pm | |
| I'll re-grease and re-tighten everything and see what happens. |
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lonestar rubi
Got No Life
Number of posts: 1091
Age: 41
Location: san antionio
Rig: 2007 JK unlimited Rubicon
specs.: It's over there}
Registration date: 2010-06-21
| | Subject: Re: death shake Fri 27 May 2011, 10:04 pm | |
| Make sure your track bar is TIGHT and the jam nut is also tight. Did your kit come with a whole new track bar or a relocation bracket? Other than that you would have to jack up the axel and try to check your ball joints for play. Any little play in them will cause the shakes. _________________ Life is too short to spend it with idiots!  3in Full Traction Premium Plus, Bilstien 5100 shocks, Bilstien 5100 steering stabilizer, 35x12.50x17 Toyo open country M/T, AEV Wheels, Lightforce 170, Rugged Ridge light bar, BesTop bikini top & duster, Superchip Programmer, Superior 5.13's and axle tube seals, Poison Spyder diff covers, Xenon H.I.D. headlights & driving lights. |
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jkx0778
Pathetic
Number of posts: 2458
Age: 34
Location: San Antonio, TX
Rig: 2008 unlimited
specs.: in progress
Registration date: 2008-01-29
| | Subject: Re: death shake Sat 28 May 2011, 11:17 pm | |
| | jk4me wrote: | | ... 07 jk 4dr has had the death shake basically from brand new. It slowed down alooot after I replaced the monkey shit factory tires and the 3x larger steering stabilizer. I thought that when I put on the teraflex 4in. lift with upper and lower arms and 35 in. tires that it would never come back. Well, it started again and it's getting worse (mainly after I hit a bump at speeds over 30 mph.) DOES ANYONE KNOW THE FIX ? |
did you take it in to get it diagnosed under warranty before you started modding it? If it was doing it so early on, I would guess you had other issues. Normally death wobble starts after lift & tires. Basically after you modify the stock suspension, not before 
Like Robert said, check the ball joints and trackbars. Also, have you had the alignment checked and the tires balanced recently?
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TXROCK
Walks The Walk
Number of posts: 160
Age: 38
Location: Oahu
Rig: 2007 JK Rubicon Unlimited
specs.: 3.5" RK X Factor Mid-Arm lift, 35x12.5x16 MTR/Ks, 16 inch Pro Comp 7069s, Genright Armor
Registration date: 2011-04-01
| | Subject: Re: death shake Sun 29 May 2011, 12:32 am | |
| everyone is right on track with their input for you....1st check to make sure everything you put on is torqued per the install directions, 2nd get wheels/tires balanced/rotated and an alignment. If you still have the WOBBLE chances are you have something going on with the ball joints, etc. |
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jk4me
Trail Ready
Number of posts: 53
Age: 44
Location: orange,tx
Rig: 07 jk 4dr
specs.: TERAFLEX 4IN. LIFT AND SHOCKS GOODYEAR WRANGLER MTR 35/12.5/17 arb front air locker 30 spline axle shaft tom woods drive shaft
Registration date: 2011-02-09
| | Subject: Re: death shake Sun 29 May 2011, 3:30 pm | |
| o.k. thanks everybody.... today ( after fixing oil leak on wife's saturn ion ) I found every bolt tight EXCEPT the top bolt on the track bar...JACKPOT.....Tightened it again.. also checked the ball joints for play.. they are tight (I'm suprised and happy) Will rotate tires at next oil change (about another 1k miles) ... My wife is taking it on a test run now and hopefully it's fixed
THANKS FOR THE INFO |
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jk4me
Trail Ready
Number of posts: 53
Age: 44
Location: orange,tx
Rig: 07 jk 4dr
specs.: TERAFLEX 4IN. LIFT AND SHOCKS GOODYEAR WRANGLER MTR 35/12.5/17 arb front air locker 30 spline axle shaft tom woods drive shaft
Registration date: 2011-02-09
| | Subject: Re: death shake Sun 29 May 2011, 8:27 pm | |
| I drove it over all the same bumps that were starting the shakes and no more wobble. Now I know to keep checking in the future. Live and learn |
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lonestar rubi
Got No Life
Number of posts: 1091
Age: 41
Location: san antionio
Rig: 2007 JK unlimited Rubicon
specs.: It's over there}
Registration date: 2010-06-21
| | Subject: Re: death shake Sun 29 May 2011, 9:24 pm | |
| I'm glad that was all it was. Some people chase it down for ever and can never get rid of it. _________________ Life is too short to spend it with idiots! 3in Full Traction Premium Plus, Bilstien 5100 shocks, Bilstien 5100 steering stabilizer, 35x12.50x17 Toyo open country M/T, AEV Wheels, Lightforce 170, Rugged Ridge light bar, BesTop bikini top & duster, Superchip Programmer, Superior 5.13's and axle tube seals, Poison Spyder diff covers, Xenon H.I.D. headlights & driving lights. |
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wanglyy
Number of posts: 1
Age: 25
Registration date: 2011-06-20
| | Subject: Re: death shake Fri 01 Jul 2011, 3:09 am | |
| I have wanted to write something like this on my blog and you gave me an idea. Thank you. |
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