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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
2017 Rubicon 2-door has sloppy steering and feels like fishtailing
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<blockquote data-quote="Duster" data-source="post: 460338" data-attributes="member: 20812"><p>If the drive from Sacramento to the Bay Area was as shaky as you described, then "the shop" is utterly wrong. Jeeps do not just "drive" as you describe. You need to have someone who knows what they are doing look at the geometry of the linkages, including not only the attachment points, but all the parts that are linked by them. What you describe sounds like what is sometimes called "death wobble." </p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.axleboy.com/4x4-offroad/death-wobble-what-is-it-and-how-is-it-fixed/" target="_blank">https://www.axleboy.com/4x4-offroad/death-wobble-what-is-it-and-how-is-it-fixed/</a></p><p></p><p>DW is not unique to Wranglers, but among modern vehicles, very few employ solid front axles, and DW occurs most commonly on solid-axle vehicles. One other thought. Have you had your tires <em>and wheels</em> checked for balance and integrity? My wife had a serious vibration on a Renegade she bought. It only showed higher speeds. The dealership ultimately swapped out both the tire and wheel. We were never informed of what the actual cause was. The tricky part was that she was called several times and informed it was "fixed." We would drive down, take it out for a drive and as soon as we reached around 65, it would appear again. The dealer was a used car dealer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Duster, post: 460338, member: 20812"] If the drive from Sacramento to the Bay Area was as shaky as you described, then "the shop" is utterly wrong. Jeeps do not just "drive" as you describe. You need to have someone who knows what they are doing look at the geometry of the linkages, including not only the attachment points, but all the parts that are linked by them. What you describe sounds like what is sometimes called "death wobble." [URL]https://www.axleboy.com/4x4-offroad/death-wobble-what-is-it-and-how-is-it-fixed/[/URL] DW is not unique to Wranglers, but among modern vehicles, very few employ solid front axles, and DW occurs most commonly on solid-axle vehicles. One other thought. Have you had your tires [I]and wheels[/I] checked for balance and integrity? My wife had a serious vibration on a Renegade she bought. It only showed higher speeds. The dealership ultimately swapped out both the tire and wheel. We were never informed of what the actual cause was. The tricky part was that she was called several times and informed it was "fixed." We would drive down, take it out for a drive and as soon as we reached around 65, it would appear again. The dealer was a used car dealer. [/QUOTE]
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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
2017 Rubicon 2-door has sloppy steering and feels like fishtailing
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