Worn Control Arm bushings= DW?

[prerunner1982]

I have dealt with Death Wobble before and have replaced the tie rods and the track bar. However.. it has slowly been coming back and today was the worst I have ever had.

I replaced the tie rods and steering stabilizer about 2-3yrs ago and replaced the track bar the end of last year.

Do ya'll think worn control arm bushings would cause DW? I think it is likely....

[rdebevoise]

check ur front tires for bubbles. my dodge "pretty much same front end but alot bigger" would do it bad n i replaced everything in the front end n it ended up being the passenger tire broke the belt all the way around then shortly after replacing that the drivers side blew the belt and caused the same problem so i stopped using bfg and i dont have that problem anymore

[4.3LXJ]

It is possible if the axle is rotating forward to backward and setting up a resonance. This with a lift changes the steering enough to do it.

[prerunner1982]

check ur front tires for bubbles.

Been through that already.


It is possible if the axle is rotating forward to backward and setting up a resonance. This with a lift changes the steering enough to do it.

No lift yet...

[4.3LXJ]

It is still possible, lifting just makes it worse. Rule of thumb is, everything needs to be tight.

[prerunner1982]

Plan on checking it out more tomorrow.

[prerunner1982]

Found the sway bar "frame" bracket bolts were loose and the three steering box bolts were a bit loose. Was able to turn them all about 1/8-1/4 turn.

[4.3LXJ]

That will cause death wobble. Had it happen to me a couple of times on the track bar bracket. Which is why I replaced it.

[prerunner1982]

Seems to have tightened things up nicely..