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[Bigbike]

Put it on the ground have someone turn the wheel check for anything moving.

[wannabejeep]

Jacked up the front end, rocked the wheel, couldnt feel much play from the ball joints.

jack it up a little, get a long pry bar and shove it under the tire. Pry on it with that and have someone watch for wiggle. Wobbling by hand isn't as effective.

[CumminsJeep]

I had my kevlars balanced with 10oz of BBs and i replaced all my TREs and got a new track bar. still had death wobble. I balanced them with normal weights and it went away. just something I experienced and to think about.

[Mike]

Jacked up the front end, rocked the wheel, couldnt feel much play from the ball joints.

[LittleD]

ball joints? thats what causing mine. I hit 30 mph, and if i dont accelerate hard during the shaking, i get dw.

[Mike]

http://www.innovativebalancing.com/BigTirechart.htm

Used this chart to balance my tires....

Called for 8 oz, I used 10 oz just to be safe.

I dont think its my tires causing the death wobble.


Death wobble is extremely bad. Not just a light shake, but the whole wheel/tire moving in either direction -/+ 4 inches back and fourth. I tightened everything in the front end, tracbar, tracbar bracket, pitman arm, drag link, tie rod, lower and upper control arms, lug nuts. I am out of ideas. The thing is un drivable and I have no idea how to fix it....

Any ideas?

Only thing I need to try tomorrow is im gonna put some stock tires on there and see if I still get it. Only way ill be able to rule out the tires.....

[Trailer Ray]

those are pretty big tires to have unbalanced lol. i hope balancing them fixes the problem. it would make sense that that would be the issue seeing as you havent messed with the suspension..

[Buffalo Phil]

i was always under the impression that the torque converter for an automatic acted more like a "cushion" for the drivetrain and soaked up some of the axle snapping nut let out through a standard. guess you can still have a light foot though.

22% power loss.

[Mike]

Got the brakes all setup in the thing, took it for a drive today. Disappointment ensued. Crazy Crazy deathwobble, worst ive ever experienced. Anywhere from 5-35 mph, at complete randomness. If I cut the wheel left to right real quick, pretty much instant deathwobble. Im really hoping its because I didnt balance the tires... I havent changed anything in my suspension and had 0 death wobble issues on the 35s that were balanced with BB's, so im really hoping its a quick fix, just get the tires balanced and ill be good to go. They are heavy as fuck and arent the most round tires ever so Im hoping thats it. My tracbar is tight as fuck so ive pretty much ruled that out.

One good thing that came out of tonight though.... my brake pedal is stiff as fuck compared to my old brake setup. Pedal use to go right to the floor, now its real stiff.

[CumminsJeep]

looks pretty damn good mike

[Zullock Holmes]

i assume shock load

i was always under the impression that the torque converter for an automatic acted more like a "cushion" for the drivetrain and soaked up some of the axle snapping nut let out through a standard. guess you can still have a light foot though.



14b is 1.5" dude they are fawking huge, my 35 spline 60 chromos are the same size as stock 14b stuff.

[HeavyMetal]

What does having a manual have to do with anything?

i assume shock load

[Mike]

Ordering alloys for the front.

Rear not so much worried about. My buddy had this same axle, they mic'ed the shafts they are as thick as a 14b shaft. Ill carry a spare just to be safe though.


Sam has a pretty similar setup and had minimal breakage. We will see how it goes. Gonna have so start wheelin like a pansy. No full throttle attacks.

What does having a manual have to do with anything?

[Zullock Holmes]

chromo shafts????

dana 44, standard tranny, i see boom boom coming


ohhh and mounting tires on beadlocks sucks, it takes forever and i just don't wanna do it.

[Mike]

Finally after 2 months and an axle swap, the jeep is back on all 4s and moving under its own power.

Callin it quits for the night, didnt plumb the brakes yet and didnt put the shocks on either. Got work in the morning and I need to take a break from this thing. Should be back on the road driving again come Tuesday hopefully.





Will definitely need to cut some more fender if I dont want to rub.