Wobble
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Re: Wobble
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Trust5280 wrote:
>
> 1999 Tj with a 2" Tera Flex lift. After a Moab trip terrible death wobble
> started at about 45 MPH. Replaced the track bar. Could feel wobble trying to
> start in steering wheel. After about 20 miles death wobble came back big time.
> Swithched from 30" stock tires to offset 32" MTR's. Wobble stopped. However, I
> can still feel the wobble trying to get started at 45 MPH. One of these days
> the wobble will win again. Alignment has been checked. Four wheel shop says
> they can't find any reason. Track bar is in good shape.
>
> Any opinion on whether changing to Tera Flex swing arms will help by reducing
> any looseness in suspension.
>
> It is a puzzlement.
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Trust5280 wrote:
>
> 1999 Tj with a 2" Tera Flex lift. After a Moab trip terrible death wobble
> started at about 45 MPH. Replaced the track bar. Could feel wobble trying to
> start in steering wheel. After about 20 miles death wobble came back big time.
> Swithched from 30" stock tires to offset 32" MTR's. Wobble stopped. However, I
> can still feel the wobble trying to get started at 45 MPH. One of these days
> the wobble will win again. Alignment has been checked. Four wheel shop says
> they can't find any reason. Track bar is in good shape.
>
> Any opinion on whether changing to Tera Flex swing arms will help by reducing
> any looseness in suspension.
>
> It is a puzzlement.
#12
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Re: Wobble
http://www.wanderingtrail.com/Buildu..._stabilzer.htm
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Trust5280 wrote:
>
> 1999 Tj with a 2" Tera Flex lift. After a Moab trip terrible death wobble
> started at about 45 MPH. Replaced the track bar. Could feel wobble trying to
> start in steering wheel. After about 20 miles death wobble came back big time.
> Swithched from 30" stock tires to offset 32" MTR's. Wobble stopped. However, I
> can still feel the wobble trying to get started at 45 MPH. One of these days
> the wobble will win again. Alignment has been checked. Four wheel shop says
> they can't find any reason. Track bar is in good shape.
>
> Any opinion on whether changing to Tera Flex swing arms will help by reducing
> any looseness in suspension.
>
> It is a puzzlement.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Trust5280 wrote:
>
> 1999 Tj with a 2" Tera Flex lift. After a Moab trip terrible death wobble
> started at about 45 MPH. Replaced the track bar. Could feel wobble trying to
> start in steering wheel. After about 20 miles death wobble came back big time.
> Swithched from 30" stock tires to offset 32" MTR's. Wobble stopped. However, I
> can still feel the wobble trying to get started at 45 MPH. One of these days
> the wobble will win again. Alignment has been checked. Four wheel shop says
> they can't find any reason. Track bar is in good shape.
>
> Any opinion on whether changing to Tera Flex swing arms will help by reducing
> any looseness in suspension.
>
> It is a puzzlement.
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Re: Wobble
http://www.wanderingtrail.com/Buildu..._stabilzer.htm
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Trust5280 wrote:
>
> 1999 Tj with a 2" Tera Flex lift. After a Moab trip terrible death wobble
> started at about 45 MPH. Replaced the track bar. Could feel wobble trying to
> start in steering wheel. After about 20 miles death wobble came back big time.
> Swithched from 30" stock tires to offset 32" MTR's. Wobble stopped. However, I
> can still feel the wobble trying to get started at 45 MPH. One of these days
> the wobble will win again. Alignment has been checked. Four wheel shop says
> they can't find any reason. Track bar is in good shape.
>
> Any opinion on whether changing to Tera Flex swing arms will help by reducing
> any looseness in suspension.
>
> It is a puzzlement.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Trust5280 wrote:
>
> 1999 Tj with a 2" Tera Flex lift. After a Moab trip terrible death wobble
> started at about 45 MPH. Replaced the track bar. Could feel wobble trying to
> start in steering wheel. After about 20 miles death wobble came back big time.
> Swithched from 30" stock tires to offset 32" MTR's. Wobble stopped. However, I
> can still feel the wobble trying to get started at 45 MPH. One of these days
> the wobble will win again. Alignment has been checked. Four wheel shop says
> they can't find any reason. Track bar is in good shape.
>
> Any opinion on whether changing to Tera Flex swing arms will help by reducing
> any looseness in suspension.
>
> It is a puzzlement.
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Re: Wobble
How do you get -5.5 deg. without putting your front propeller shaft out
of line? Mine is at -2.5 on a 4.5" lift.
Jerry Bransford wrote:
> Caster angle shouldn't even be below 5.5 degrees, let alone zero. For a 2"
> lift, Caster should actually be between 6 and 7 degrees of Caster angle.
> Are you thinking toe-in?
>
> Jerry
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of line? Mine is at -2.5 on a 4.5" lift.
Jerry Bransford wrote:
> Caster angle shouldn't even be below 5.5 degrees, let alone zero. For a 2"
> lift, Caster should actually be between 6 and 7 degrees of Caster angle.
> Are you thinking toe-in?
>
> Jerry
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940
Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.
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Re: Wobble
How do you get -5.5 deg. without putting your front propeller shaft out
of line? Mine is at -2.5 on a 4.5" lift.
Jerry Bransford wrote:
> Caster angle shouldn't even be below 5.5 degrees, let alone zero. For a 2"
> lift, Caster should actually be between 6 and 7 degrees of Caster angle.
> Are you thinking toe-in?
>
> Jerry
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940
Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.
(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________
of line? Mine is at -2.5 on a 4.5" lift.
Jerry Bransford wrote:
> Caster angle shouldn't even be below 5.5 degrees, let alone zero. For a 2"
> lift, Caster should actually be between 6 and 7 degrees of Caster angle.
> Are you thinking toe-in?
>
> Jerry
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940
Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.
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__________________________________________________ _________
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Re: Wobble
How do you get -5.5 deg. without putting your front propeller shaft out
of line? Mine is at -2.5 on a 4.5" lift.
Jerry Bransford wrote:
> Caster angle shouldn't even be below 5.5 degrees, let alone zero. For a 2"
> lift, Caster should actually be between 6 and 7 degrees of Caster angle.
> Are you thinking toe-in?
>
> Jerry
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940
Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.
(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________
of line? Mine is at -2.5 on a 4.5" lift.
Jerry Bransford wrote:
> Caster angle shouldn't even be below 5.5 degrees, let alone zero. For a 2"
> lift, Caster should actually be between 6 and 7 degrees of Caster angle.
> Are you thinking toe-in?
>
> Jerry
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940
Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.
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__________________________________________________ _________
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Re: Wobble
How do you get -5.5 deg. without putting your front propeller shaft out
of line? Mine is at -2.5 on a 4.5" lift.
Jerry Bransford wrote:
> Caster angle shouldn't even be below 5.5 degrees, let alone zero. For a 2"
> lift, Caster should actually be between 6 and 7 degrees of Caster angle.
> Are you thinking toe-in?
>
> Jerry
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940
Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.
(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________
of line? Mine is at -2.5 on a 4.5" lift.
Jerry Bransford wrote:
> Caster angle shouldn't even be below 5.5 degrees, let alone zero. For a 2"
> lift, Caster should actually be between 6 and 7 degrees of Caster angle.
> Are you thinking toe-in?
>
> Jerry
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940
Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.
(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________
#18
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Re: Wobble
I had a front end wobble that was bad enough I stopped to make sure a
wheel wasn't about to fall off.
Drove me nuts changing parts trying to nail it.
Turned out the clutch on the rad fan had gone bad. It was an amazing
shake.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Trust5280 wrote:
>
> 1999 Tj with a 2" Tera Flex lift. After a Moab trip terrible death wobble
> started at about 45 MPH. Replaced the track bar. Could feel wobble trying to
> start in steering wheel. After about 20 miles death wobble came back big time.
> Swithched from 30" stock tires to offset 32" MTR's. Wobble stopped. However, I
> can still feel the wobble trying to get started at 45 MPH. One of these days
> the wobble will win again. Alignment has been checked. Four wheel shop says
> they can't find any reason. Track bar is in good shape.
>
> Any opinion on whether changing to Tera Flex swing arms will help by reducing
> any looseness in suspension.
>
> It is a puzzlement.
wheel wasn't about to fall off.
Drove me nuts changing parts trying to nail it.
Turned out the clutch on the rad fan had gone bad. It was an amazing
shake.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Trust5280 wrote:
>
> 1999 Tj with a 2" Tera Flex lift. After a Moab trip terrible death wobble
> started at about 45 MPH. Replaced the track bar. Could feel wobble trying to
> start in steering wheel. After about 20 miles death wobble came back big time.
> Swithched from 30" stock tires to offset 32" MTR's. Wobble stopped. However, I
> can still feel the wobble trying to get started at 45 MPH. One of these days
> the wobble will win again. Alignment has been checked. Four wheel shop says
> they can't find any reason. Track bar is in good shape.
>
> Any opinion on whether changing to Tera Flex swing arms will help by reducing
> any looseness in suspension.
>
> It is a puzzlement.
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Re: Wobble
I had a front end wobble that was bad enough I stopped to make sure a
wheel wasn't about to fall off.
Drove me nuts changing parts trying to nail it.
Turned out the clutch on the rad fan had gone bad. It was an amazing
shake.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Trust5280 wrote:
>
> 1999 Tj with a 2" Tera Flex lift. After a Moab trip terrible death wobble
> started at about 45 MPH. Replaced the track bar. Could feel wobble trying to
> start in steering wheel. After about 20 miles death wobble came back big time.
> Swithched from 30" stock tires to offset 32" MTR's. Wobble stopped. However, I
> can still feel the wobble trying to get started at 45 MPH. One of these days
> the wobble will win again. Alignment has been checked. Four wheel shop says
> they can't find any reason. Track bar is in good shape.
>
> Any opinion on whether changing to Tera Flex swing arms will help by reducing
> any looseness in suspension.
>
> It is a puzzlement.
wheel wasn't about to fall off.
Drove me nuts changing parts trying to nail it.
Turned out the clutch on the rad fan had gone bad. It was an amazing
shake.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Trust5280 wrote:
>
> 1999 Tj with a 2" Tera Flex lift. After a Moab trip terrible death wobble
> started at about 45 MPH. Replaced the track bar. Could feel wobble trying to
> start in steering wheel. After about 20 miles death wobble came back big time.
> Swithched from 30" stock tires to offset 32" MTR's. Wobble stopped. However, I
> can still feel the wobble trying to get started at 45 MPH. One of these days
> the wobble will win again. Alignment has been checked. Four wheel shop says
> they can't find any reason. Track bar is in good shape.
>
> Any opinion on whether changing to Tera Flex swing arms will help by reducing
> any looseness in suspension.
>
> It is a puzzlement.
#20
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Re: Wobble
I had a front end wobble that was bad enough I stopped to make sure a
wheel wasn't about to fall off.
Drove me nuts changing parts trying to nail it.
Turned out the clutch on the rad fan had gone bad. It was an amazing
shake.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Trust5280 wrote:
>
> 1999 Tj with a 2" Tera Flex lift. After a Moab trip terrible death wobble
> started at about 45 MPH. Replaced the track bar. Could feel wobble trying to
> start in steering wheel. After about 20 miles death wobble came back big time.
> Swithched from 30" stock tires to offset 32" MTR's. Wobble stopped. However, I
> can still feel the wobble trying to get started at 45 MPH. One of these days
> the wobble will win again. Alignment has been checked. Four wheel shop says
> they can't find any reason. Track bar is in good shape.
>
> Any opinion on whether changing to Tera Flex swing arms will help by reducing
> any looseness in suspension.
>
> It is a puzzlement.
wheel wasn't about to fall off.
Drove me nuts changing parts trying to nail it.
Turned out the clutch on the rad fan had gone bad. It was an amazing
shake.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Trust5280 wrote:
>
> 1999 Tj with a 2" Tera Flex lift. After a Moab trip terrible death wobble
> started at about 45 MPH. Replaced the track bar. Could feel wobble trying to
> start in steering wheel. After about 20 miles death wobble came back big time.
> Swithched from 30" stock tires to offset 32" MTR's. Wobble stopped. However, I
> can still feel the wobble trying to get started at 45 MPH. One of these days
> the wobble will win again. Alignment has been checked. Four wheel shop says
> they can't find any reason. Track bar is in good shape.
>
> Any opinion on whether changing to Tera Flex swing arms will help by reducing
> any looseness in suspension.
>
> It is a puzzlement.