Front End Shake

15Jkrubi

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I can find much online that pin points my issue. I have a ‘15 Jk Rubicon with about 84k on it. Recently (with in the last 3 months) when I get up to about 50 mph the steering wheel shakes pretty badly but after about 5-10min it’s completely goes away. It’s mostly on the highway or some country roads where I get up to those speeds. It’s never everyday and it’s not all the time, here and there it will shake mildly and slow speeds but again, it goes away after 5-10 mins. I don’t take it off road. Suspension, wheels and tires are all stock. I haven’t hit and pot holes or curbs that I can recall. I believe I first noticed it after having to slam on my brakes but I could be over thinking that. The other weird thing I’ve noticed is when I’m coming to a stop or driving under 25mph I can feel the rear axle rotate if that makes sense, like it feels like it’s almost dragging and you can feel the axle pulse and your coming to a stop. Kind of like warped rotors. These could be completely separate things. If it were death wobble, tires or bad suspension items I would think these issues would be constant. It’s starting to happen more often and again it’s almost like something is out of whack and after 5-10 mins or a few miles it seems to correct itself and it drives perfectly. Any thoughts??
 
Check your track bar to see if the ends could be bad.

Move the front tires/wheels to the rear and rear to the front.
 
That's death wobble. It's getting worse because the worn parts are still wearing. As the wear gets worse, so does the death wobble.

The other issue is anger. You say you never take it offroad. Your Jeep could be bored with pavement or angry with you and is trying to kill you in hopes the next owner will use it as it was designed...
 
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