Death Wobble after wheels got changed

[Tech Tim]

I would go to a different place and have them check the tires for rebalancing etc. as well as checking the tires and wheels as mentioned above. I suspect someone didn’t know how to mount them.

x2 on that suggestion!

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[The Last Cowboy]

Death wobble is a violent and serious rapid oscillation of the steering wheel, rapidly from side to side. It comes on suddenly, usually after one wheel strikes an imperfection in the road. If you've never experienced it, when it happens it can be highly concerning.

A vibration cause by a poorly balanced or mounted wheel/tire combo is far less drastic, often rhythmic in nature, especially at speeds above 45 MPH.

 

[racerdude90]

Any chance those tires have been driven on? If you have cupped tires on the front that can cause death wobble.
Easy to cup tires if you like spinning them in the dirt. The rears get cupped but doesn’t cause any problem.

then they move to the front with a tire rotation and you get death wobble.

 

[58Willys]

Sounds like bent wheel or bad tire. Check all wheels and tires for runout and out of round.

Just because they are new, doesn't mean they are perfect; check and at least eliminate this as a cause. Last Cowboys question re" hub centric" is definitely something to check. Good advise from others re: old suspension components.

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