Fordyce on the 13th

"BKGM Jeepers" wrote: [quote="JohnDF"]I keep looking at all these Jeeps and they all have a kicked-out tire on that side. justin's looks just like mine. I'm not convinced that it is the cause of my death wobble and I'm not going to spend money on it until i try other stuff.

It seems that the death wobble is starting at around 40 MPH, which leads me to believe that the wheels are causing it. I think I need to bolt on somebody else's wheels and see how it does. It might just be these cheap Champion Beadlocks that is throwing it off. I know they had to use a ton of weight on them to get them balanced.

I have a set of rims and tires you can bolt on to try out if you want.

That would be great. I'll be calling to make arrangements...

"JohnDF" wrote: I keep looking at all these Jeeps and they all have a kicked-out tire on that side. justin's looks just like mine. I'm not convinced that it is the cause of my death wobble and I'm not going to spend money on it until i try other stuff.

It seems that the death wobble is starting at around 40 MPH, which leads me to believe that the wheels are causing it. I think I need to bolt on somebody else's wheels and see how it does. It might just be these cheap Champion Beadlocks that is throwing it off. I know they had to use a ton of weight on them to get them balanced.

you can use mine. tho they seem to cause death wobble around the same MPH. i never had that problem before. i bet its the wheels

"lowrider" wrote:
you can use mine. tho they seem to cause death wobble around the same MPH. i never had that problem before. i bet its the wheels

Awsome...now I just have to convert to 6 lug so I can try yours out too 🙄

"JohnDF" wrote: [quote="lowrider"]
you can use mine. tho they seem to cause death wobble around the same MPH. i never had that problem before. i bet its the wheels

Awsome...now I just have to convert to 6 lug so I can try yours out too 🙄

sorry. i forgot i changed to 8 lug so you would have to have 5 to six lug adapter and then on top of that a 6 to 8 lug adapter. then you'll end up a full size witdth and not be able to get into barret. bad idea i guess.. 😂 😂 😂

I have seen a lot of Jeeps too and I have never seen one with a gimp foot like yours..Of the 3 axles I have run on my front end, none of them ever looked like yours, but then again, I have only had death wobble a few times since I have owned my Jeep and it has always been to to a loose spindle nut......Trying another set of wheels will be interesting to see what happens. Lets hope it works, but you were having death wobble problems before you put your beadlocks...

"JohnDF" wrote: I keep looking at all these Jeeps and they all have a kicked-out tire on that side. justin's looks just like mine. I'm not convinced that it is the cause of my death wobble and I'm not going to spend money on it until i try other stuff.



It seems that the death wobble is starting at around 40 MPH, which leads me to believe that the wheels are causing it. I think I need to bolt on somebody else's wheels and see how it does. It might just be these cheap Champion Beadlocks that is throwing it off. I know they had to use a ton of weight on them to get them balanced.

Ya, but that was before you fixed my track bar. Now the track bar is solid, so it's got to be something else.

"JohnDF" wrote: Ya, but that was before you fixed my track bar. Now the track bar is solid, so it's got to be something else.

In the past when I had death wobble it was from inproper front end geometry (track bar/drag link angles, etc.).



I've never had bad wheels or a defective tire.

It's not geometry or setup because it used to be solid. The real problem is that my Jeep get abused pretty badly. I don't treat it ver nicely on the trails. I'm sure that nothing lines up the way it is suposed to any more.

abused pretty badly

"RobD" wrote:

abused pretty badly

Translates in to, "Beat the crap out of your Jeep" 😁

You could say that, yes. And it was FUN 🍺

Jeep is ready! 😀

"kevheb" wrote: Jeep is ready! 😀

Mine too 😎

Not mine. :x

"Justin" wrote: Not mine. :x

Why not 😈

I'll be bringing a passenger as well. My 14yr old nephew on his first wheeling trip. 😀

Took me most of the day but mine is loaded on the trailer and ready to go. I had to replace the rear output yoke seal on the transfer case, cut and weld in extensions for the rear sway bar links to make them longer, tighten the serpentine belt, and few other odds and ends! Driveline hill here I come!!!

You're going to break in the new gears on the same hill that broke the old set?

Coffee's brewin' 😎

Fun run! 😀



Not too many action shots this time but here's all of my pics:



http://pics.posse4x4.org/v/20100613KH/

It was a fun 1/2 day run 😎

The river was SCREAMING!!!

Great day and had a lot of fun. I just got done washing and waxing my Jeep and now it is ready for the next trip. Maybe Rubicon next week!

"RobD" wrote: I just got done washing and waxing my Jeep and now it is ready for the next trip.

I slammed my door really hard, and chunks of mud fell off. So I'm ready too 😁

Anybody get pics of the crossing?



Did Rancho make it home on time? 😀

"Bender" wrote: Anybody get pics of the crossing?

The one pic of the rapids are just below the crossing.

Rancho didn't drive like he was in a hurry...typical Toyota speed 😂