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Old 04-10-2010 | 02:50 PM
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I have 5 inches of lift and 33's and I bought a steering stabilizer too hide the death wobble but now it started doing it. I heard alignment will fix it anybody know? thanks
Old 04-10-2010 | 02:56 PM
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Try searching. i didnt read it all but this might help you out. took me 3 mins to google "stop death wobble on xj"

http://www.naxja.net/forum/showthread.php?t=57200
Old 04-10-2010 | 02:58 PM
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i could be a number of things i had death wobble bad a while ago i had an alignment did my ball joints and bearings and still had the wobble.took my tires back of and realized i had a bunch of mud caked in my rims i knocked it out and the wobble went away.
Old 04-10-2010 | 03:03 PM
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sorry that was with a POS ford exploder...i started to get the death wobble on my xj, it was way out of alignment and after i did that it went away
Old 04-10-2010 | 03:09 PM
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ok probably have to invest in an alignment
Old 04-11-2010 | 04:12 PM
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there not expensive if you look around you can find a shop that does it for $50
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Don't forget to check all of the bushings on the trac bar and control arms as well as tie rod ends and ball joints.
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