XtremeRecon
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- 2013 Jeep JKR
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Ordered my Recon back in April and finally got it in August. I noticed when hitting bumps with the passenger's side front tire first, that I would get a little wiggle in the steering wheel. Thought it might just be the cheap BFG KO2's that come with the Jeep Recon. Didn't think to much about it.
Only a little over 1000 miles on the odometer, it has gotten to the point that I parked it in the garage.
Heading towards work I hit the usual railroad tracks. There is also a slight curve to the right, so the passenger's side hits first. Well let's just say the front end went into a severe death wobble. I pulled over immediately to stop the wobble.
Turned around and went and got my old 13' JKR (This is my built jeep for offroad) and took it to work.
Items I have installed after I parked it:
Synergy Brace: installed this when I first got it to help with the wandering it had. Not a fan of the steering assist in these new Jeeps.....
Teraflex Leveling Kit-wanted a little lift, but didn't have the $$$ for a full lift kit.
Teraflex front and rear track bar-align axles after puck kit install.
Clayton Overland + front/rear adjustable control arms-to correct caster.
So far, to fix the death wobble, I installed a steer smarts drag link flip, and steer smarts axle side track bar bracket. This is to make sure they are level with each other and the ground. All items have been torqued to specified instructions.
On my 13' JKR, I experienced DW, but it had been built and also had 40K on the odometer. It needed ball joints and everything was happy again.
I'm thinking that the tie rod or the ball joints, even though we checked to make sure they are tight, might be the culprit.
The Jeep has not even been offroad.....just has been on the pavement.
It's pretty sad that Jeep uses such cheap components on a $65K Jeep. From reading the forums, it seems like I'm not the only one that is having the exact same issue, whether it's a rubicon, sahara, or sport model.
If you have any thoughts as to what it might be, please post up.......before I buy ball joints and a tie rod......there isn't much more that it could be......
Only a little over 1000 miles on the odometer, it has gotten to the point that I parked it in the garage.
Heading towards work I hit the usual railroad tracks. There is also a slight curve to the right, so the passenger's side hits first. Well let's just say the front end went into a severe death wobble. I pulled over immediately to stop the wobble.
Turned around and went and got my old 13' JKR (This is my built jeep for offroad) and took it to work.
Items I have installed after I parked it:
Synergy Brace: installed this when I first got it to help with the wandering it had. Not a fan of the steering assist in these new Jeeps.....
Teraflex Leveling Kit-wanted a little lift, but didn't have the $$$ for a full lift kit.
Teraflex front and rear track bar-align axles after puck kit install.
Clayton Overland + front/rear adjustable control arms-to correct caster.
So far, to fix the death wobble, I installed a steer smarts drag link flip, and steer smarts axle side track bar bracket. This is to make sure they are level with each other and the ground. All items have been torqued to specified instructions.
On my 13' JKR, I experienced DW, but it had been built and also had 40K on the odometer. It needed ball joints and everything was happy again.
I'm thinking that the tie rod or the ball joints, even though we checked to make sure they are tight, might be the culprit.
The Jeep has not even been offroad.....just has been on the pavement.
It's pretty sad that Jeep uses such cheap components on a $65K Jeep. From reading the forums, it seems like I'm not the only one that is having the exact same issue, whether it's a rubicon, sahara, or sport model.
If you have any thoughts as to what it might be, please post up.......before I buy ball joints and a tie rod......there isn't much more that it could be......
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