Between March 2013 and October 2013 I had the death wobble 6 times. The occurrences all varied in speed between 50 and 70mph. They all happened in similar types of locations with 3 in one spot.
For some background I have a 2012 jeep wrangler unlimited sport S 6 speed manual. It had no lift(still doesnt) or other changes to it at the time of all all the death wobble occurences. Had about 17000mi on it in march and 25000mi in october.
I had taken it into my dealer to get it fixed/checked out after the first occurrence and they didn't find anything... supposedly checked the bolts and front end suspension etc.
I was so confused as to what was wrong I just kept driving it with no problems for a couple months. It then happened again so I took it into my own hands. Looking through the forums for me some idea about the track bar but it could be anything in the(very sophisticated) front suspension system. I checked over all the pieces and made sure they were up to torque. With the track bar being the most likely threat, I torqued those bolts to 130lbs and it seemed to do the trick for the spot I had gotten a death wobble multiple times.
I thought it was fixed for good but another couple months later I had a new spot where it happened twice. At this point it was becoming a hazard for anyone driving the Jeep as you have limited control and have to come to a stop to stop it. I re torqued the bolts and check the size of the track bar bolt vs hole as it was rumored it was a metric hole and a u.s. bolt or something(this was a while ago). With everything re torqued I went out and tested it. The death wobble still occurred and I was stumped...
More research led to the possible problem being the stock tire. (GY Wrangler SR-A 32IN). Now wanting to get rid of the stock tires and rims on my jeep anyway, I made the switch. I got 33in GY duratracs on MB TKO wheels. Since then I have not been able to generate a death wobble at any spot or speed. It worked for me and may work for you but please do your research and check out all other possible causes before you throw a Grand or two on new tires and/or wheels.
Hopefully this is helpful to someone with the seemingly fixless problem known as the death wobble.
For some background I have a 2012 jeep wrangler unlimited sport S 6 speed manual. It had no lift(still doesnt) or other changes to it at the time of all all the death wobble occurences. Had about 17000mi on it in march and 25000mi in october.
I had taken it into my dealer to get it fixed/checked out after the first occurrence and they didn't find anything... supposedly checked the bolts and front end suspension etc.
I was so confused as to what was wrong I just kept driving it with no problems for a couple months. It then happened again so I took it into my own hands. Looking through the forums for me some idea about the track bar but it could be anything in the(very sophisticated) front suspension system. I checked over all the pieces and made sure they were up to torque. With the track bar being the most likely threat, I torqued those bolts to 130lbs and it seemed to do the trick for the spot I had gotten a death wobble multiple times.
I thought it was fixed for good but another couple months later I had a new spot where it happened twice. At this point it was becoming a hazard for anyone driving the Jeep as you have limited control and have to come to a stop to stop it. I re torqued the bolts and check the size of the track bar bolt vs hole as it was rumored it was a metric hole and a u.s. bolt or something(this was a while ago). With everything re torqued I went out and tested it. The death wobble still occurred and I was stumped...
More research led to the possible problem being the stock tire. (GY Wrangler SR-A 32IN). Now wanting to get rid of the stock tires and rims on my jeep anyway, I made the switch. I got 33in GY duratracs on MB TKO wheels. Since then I have not been able to generate a death wobble at any spot or speed. It worked for me and may work for you but please do your research and check out all other possible causes before you throw a Grand or two on new tires and/or wheels.
Hopefully this is helpful to someone with the seemingly fixless problem known as the death wobble.