Calgary Jeep Association
4x4 Related Groups => Tech Talk => Topic started by: Pangloss on April 07, 2010, 03:35:22 PM
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Hey folks - this is my first post here.
Headed out to Flathead River this morning and had to turn around when a bit of rough pavement gave my '09 JK a bad case of the front end wobblies. I was driving over moderate potholes and patches, on an easy curve doing about 70km/h. Front end started a slight bounce and the steering wheel was trying to turn left and right. Gentle braking took care of it. It happened again on straight pavement, again over a moderately rough patch, this time going a little slower, maybe 60km/h.
- nothing looks broken or feels loose
- fluid levels are fine
- tires are properly inflated
- it felt exactly the same as high speed wobbles on a motorcycle (one without a steering dampener)
Is it my steering stabilizer? Here's a link to some images of aftermarket stabilizers: http://www.tellico4x4.com/index.php/cPath/459_442
I would love to fix this myself for under $200, rather than giving a garage a bag o' cash.
Thanks in advance.
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09? is that not under warranty?
is the jeep lifted?
sounds like death wobble.
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Yeah, it's still under warranty, but if it's less than a couple of hundred I'd rather fix it myself. Plus aftermarket stabilizers seem a lot better than OEM.
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Yeah, it's still under warranty, but if it's less than a couple of hundred I'd rather fix it myself. Plus aftermarket stabilizers seem a lot better than OEM.
Get it fixed under warranty, there could be a much more expensive issue at hand. Steering stabilizers ONLY mask issues
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take the steering stabilizer off and go for a drive. then you will know if it is working or not.
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http://forum.calgaryjeep.com/index.php?topic=16820.0