I have a case of death wobble, it is only bad after hitting a bump above about 45mph. Then it shakes badly.
I have it in the shop right now (2000 Sport 4.0 auto, 32" tires) and they supposedly cant find anything wrong with the alignment, so they are balancing tires.
According to their service bulletin, the next thing they want to do is replace my steering stabilizer(?), about $200+/- installed. Based on everything I have read it seems the stabilizer would only mask the problem, not solve it, so I am tempted to pay them for what they have done (not much - test drive and balance tires) and take it somewhere that will give a rats backside and work with me, as the shop it is at now pretty much reads the service warranty like the bible - the guy kept referencing it over and over regardless of what I said. Also would hate to spend the $$ on the stabilizer, drive it and be right back where i started, less the money.
Thoughts? Its just at a generic auto repair shop now (wont be going back there), guess a Jeep dealer or off road store (if there is even one in the area) would be my next step.
I guess I could print off some articles from the internet about death wobble and bring them in as evidence that I have at least done some research on the topic and put some backing to my claim that the stabilizer will simply mask, not fix the problem.
Sorry for rambling/ranting. Hopefully you guys can help me get this figured out - Im getting frustrated, I love riding around in the jeep but the death wobble sure puts a big damper on the fun factor!
I have it in the shop right now (2000 Sport 4.0 auto, 32" tires) and they supposedly cant find anything wrong with the alignment, so they are balancing tires.
According to their service bulletin, the next thing they want to do is replace my steering stabilizer(?), about $200+/- installed. Based on everything I have read it seems the stabilizer would only mask the problem, not solve it, so I am tempted to pay them for what they have done (not much - test drive and balance tires) and take it somewhere that will give a rats backside and work with me, as the shop it is at now pretty much reads the service warranty like the bible - the guy kept referencing it over and over regardless of what I said. Also would hate to spend the $$ on the stabilizer, drive it and be right back where i started, less the money.
Thoughts? Its just at a generic auto repair shop now (wont be going back there), guess a Jeep dealer or off road store (if there is even one in the area) would be my next step.
I guess I could print off some articles from the internet about death wobble and bring them in as evidence that I have at least done some research on the topic and put some backing to my claim that the stabilizer will simply mask, not fix the problem.
Sorry for rambling/ranting. Hopefully you guys can help me get this figured out - Im getting frustrated, I love riding around in the jeep but the death wobble sure puts a big damper on the fun factor!