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DonziGirl
03-25-2009, 12:49 PM
I've got an '03 Wrangler that shakes like all hell (yes worse than the normal Jeep shake) at around 48 to 51ish miles an hour. Before and after that it's fine. I had it aligned and that didn't fix the problem. If you accelerate past 50, it isn't too bad but if you're slowing down to around 50 it really shakes

any ideas?

Warlock28SXT
03-25-2009, 02:48 PM
Could have thrown a wheel wieght then @ certain speeds you get a resonant frequency shake. Did you have the tires balanced also?

DonziGirl
03-25-2009, 03:03 PM
No, I didn't have them balanced. If a weight is thrown would that cause it to shake at a certain speed? I figured (perhaps wrongly) that if it was a weight then it would shake badly at all speeds.

Tony
03-25-2009, 03:05 PM
This sounds vaugly familiar..........

Warlock28SXT
03-25-2009, 03:18 PM
This sounds vaugly familiar..........

yes it does forgot about it then other wise I would have attached this first.
http://seriousoffshore.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4731

Yes throwing a weight would do that.

MattBMiller
03-25-2009, 03:25 PM
Is it lifted? Had the splines on an aftermarket dropped pitman arm wear out on a buddies Jeep that caused similar issues.

Do you have the specs that it was aligned to?

Sunsation96
03-25-2009, 03:34 PM
:iagree:I think this is called the Death Wobble on lifted jeeps I have heard of this before. Matt is the man with jeeps

Tempest38
03-25-2009, 03:36 PM
Are all fifty u-joints good? Are all yokes tight? (Had a yoke nut barely loose on the tranny in my Kodiak and it would shake you out of it) Also on the bigger trucks they put a bag of "shot" in the tires to balance them instead of wheel weights, works good.

phragle
03-25-2009, 03:37 PM
let me get this straight... your a young female, you have a 200 horsepower, 100 mile perhour, four wheel drive strap in vibrator... and your COMPLAINING?????

Some women you just can't make happy no matter what you do..........

Sunsation96
03-25-2009, 03:40 PM
let me get this straight... your a young female, you have a 200 horsepower, 100 mile perhour, four wheel drive strap in vibrator... and your COMPLAINING?????

Some women you just can't make happy no matter what you do..........

Now that is funny:rofl: BUT OH SO TRUE:rofl: POTW POTW got my vote:smilielol5::D:iagree:

MattBMiller
03-25-2009, 05:23 PM
let me get this straight... your a young female, you have a 200 horsepower, 100 mile perhour, four wheel drive strap in vibrator... and your COMPLAINING?????

Some women you just can't make happy no matter what you do..........


Love it!!!:26::03:

DonziGirl
03-25-2009, 09:02 PM
This sounds vaugly familiar..........

Probably because I mention it to you at least every other week and you blow me off about it... :boxing_smiley:

DonziGirl
03-25-2009, 09:04 PM
let me get this straight... your a young female, you have a 200 horsepower, 100 mile perhour, four wheel drive strap in vibrator... and your COMPLAINING?????

Some women you just can't make happy no matter what you do..........

LMAO


Unfortunately it mainly vibrates my back on the seat, my hands/forearms and rattles my teeth. If it vibrated anything useful I'd probably drive @ 50 a lot more often :sifone:

DonziGirl
03-25-2009, 09:06 PM
Ok - back to useful. No, it isn't lifted but it does have 30x10 tires on it. I'll get the weights and u-joints checked

txriverrat2001
03-25-2009, 09:08 PM
let me get this straight... your a young female, you have a 200 horsepower, 100 mile perhour, four wheel drive strap in vibrator... and your COMPLAINING?????

Some women you just can't make happy no matter what you do..........


Now that's funny .....

Wardey
03-25-2009, 10:19 PM
Yes, It's called "Death Wobble". First thing, check the "track bar" and make sure it's tight. Make sure the "allignment" is correct. If it is lifted, make sure the "caster" is set to the "minumal factory setting". Set the "toe-in" to maximum. Get a good "steering stabilizer", this will only "band-aid" it but it helps. Trust me, I know !!!! Dave

Tony
03-25-2009, 10:31 PM
Her jeep isnt lifted, it only shudders at 50 mph. I mentioned wheel weights a long time ago and she never listened. :rolleyes:

FULL FORCE
03-25-2009, 10:56 PM
Her jeep isnt lifted, it only shudders at 50 mph. I mentioned wheel weights a long time ago and she never listened. :rolleyes:

balancing or a bad belt in the tire most likely, did she get new tires since i was there a few months ago? when I looked at the tires they looked cupped, that would cause it for sure...

stecz20
03-25-2009, 10:56 PM
Her jeep isnt lifted, it only shudders at 50 mph. I mentioned wheel weights a long time ago and she never listened. :rolleyes:

do any of them ever listen........:26::26: brauds, cant live with, cant live with em....:03::03:

DonziGirl
03-26-2009, 07:48 AM
Her jeep isnt lifted, it only shudders at 50 mph. I mentioned wheel weights a long time ago and she never listened. :rolleyes:

That was when we took it through the field with all the snow and it shuddered horribly at every speed. Once the snow melted it got back to the normal shudder at just @ 50.


I'll have the weights checked out.

Sea-Dated
03-26-2009, 09:38 AM
I faught the death wobble for years on my old Wrangler. After balancing, alignment, replacing pitman arm, tie rod ends, and steering shaft ends it ended up being a bad ball joint on the drivers side. Do a google search for death wobble and you will find tons of info on it.

DonziGirl
03-26-2009, 10:37 AM
The Death Wobble certainly seems like a very fitting name for it...

phragle
03-26-2009, 01:18 PM
jeep speed...these guys know cherokees like Reggie knows beaks... they have a forum too http://www.jeepspeed.com/main.shtml

nifoxke
03-27-2009, 04:37 PM
Check out www.jeepforum.com as well, I used to be on there when I had my ZJ.

Sea-Dated
03-27-2009, 04:39 PM
Check out www.jeepforum.com as well, I used to be on there when I had my ZJ.

That is a good one, I was like member #15 when they went to the current format. Spent a lot of years on that one and they are great.....

mbam
03-27-2009, 04:58 PM
Just went through the exact same thing at 13,000 miles on my 05 Wrangler Unlimited. Would almost yank the wheel out of your hands. It ate the stock Goodyears in 8,000 miles. Have some 265/70 Pirelli's on it now.

Didn't check the alignment yet, but new stabilizer, shocks, balance all 4 and life is good (for now).

After reading all the threads about it alignment is next.

Actually I should have read them before I bought it!

Slandrew
03-29-2009, 09:22 PM
Mud stuck on rim or rims?