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Old 09-25-2007, 07:58 PM   #1
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Death wobble

OK this is not my Jeep but a close friends.

We installed a 3 inch fabtech budget lift and put on new rims with 35s.
We were coming back from a road trip and he hit the brakes and the thing went into a death wobble then we continued on, then with out hitting the brakes it went into a death wobble again. So I noticed the trac bar bolt was loose so we tightend it up along with every other bolt just to make sure nothing else was loose. We continued on are way problem fix well we thought. 2 days have gone by and we were headed to the woods tonight hit the brakes and there was the death wobble all over again. All bolts are tight so now we are puzzled. The only thing we can come up with is after we installed the lift he went down and got an alignment with the factory rims and tires because the rims and tire were not in yet, so maybe that could be are problem any ideas?

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Old 09-25-2007, 09:00 PM   #2
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From what I have read, he should get some adjustable front track bars (which Fabtech does not offer) and should probably remove his relocation brackets having the track bar axle mount welded on with a gusset. Relo brackets on an axle act like a lever pushing and pulling. It is possible for the track bar to break off entirely.

Also, make sure the 35s are balanced correctly and are properly inflated.
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Old 09-25-2007, 09:03 PM   #3
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there was a thread some weeks ago where somebody posted how to fix this problem.
i think it was the adj. trackbar that fixed it.
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Old 09-26-2007, 07:58 AM   #4
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Are you sure it is dw or is it the new Electronic stability program and stuff they have on the new jeeps. DW usually happens when going certain speeds i.e. 40-55 or so. It don't happen usually when hitting the brakes. On the JK I heard you have to be really careful when you lift it or it throws off the sensors that control the ESP program and can really screw with you.
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Old 09-26-2007, 02:08 PM   #5
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You know what the first time it happened it was when he hit the breaks then it happened when he was drive about 60 mph then again when we were going about 10 mph so the ESP sounds about right. Is there a way to dissconnect that thing?
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ESP death wobble

there is a button that turns off the ESP, at least there is on the '07s
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Old 09-27-2007, 09:13 AM   #7
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I found this from a previous post hope it helps. If you have more questions Joe from absolute offroad will be able to help probably he has been the goto guy on here for lift question.

Procedure for diabling the ESP system
1.Shift the transfer case to 4H range
2.Turn the steering wheel until centered and wheels strait
3.Cycle the ignition key from off to on
4.Wait five seconds while the system does its bulb check
5.Turn and hold the steering wheel one half turn to the right....press and hold the ESP off button for seven seconds
6. turn the steering wheel back to center then turn it one half turn to the left....hold the ESP off button for seven seconds
7. Turn the steering wheel back to center........press and hold the ESP off button fro seven seconds
8.Turn the ign key to off

If youve jumped thru these hoops correctly the ESP off light will display for 10-12 seconds each time you cycle the key on.......

The ESP is disabled as is the Electronic Roll Mitigation system.......this is the procedure we have been given for diabling the system for 08 model year.....Im frankly not sure if it works on the 07 models

If ya want it back do the same procedure
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