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?
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03-25-2009 12:49 PMI saw a boat once!
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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?
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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.
I saw a boat once!
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03-25-2009 03:05 PM
This sounds vaugly familiar..........
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03-25-2009 03:18 PM
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.
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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?
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03-25-2009 03:34 PM
I think this is called the Death Wobble on lifted jeeps I have heard of this before. Matt is the man with jeeps
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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.
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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..........P-4077 "The Swamp" S.B.Y.C. and Michigan medboat mothership
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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
I saw a boat once!
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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
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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.
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