at HWY speeds steering shakes real bad

[andyruiz]

1998 Cherokee 2WD, I put on that 3in lift kit months back with some 31's just balanced, OK this only occurs when going over a rough section of hwy, reflectors, little bumps and cracks. shaking will not stop until i reduce speed by braking, on a skale from a 1 to 10 I'm at a 9 it scairs the crap out of me oh and for the steering arms i gave them a twist and about 1/2in of play could this be it

[Bounty__Hunter]

Search this forum and the web for 'death wobble', lots out there.

[blown XJ]

check your control arm and track bar bushings for wear. and make sure the track bar frame bracket is tight..

	Track bar A track bar is a component of a car suspension system that provides lateral location of the axle. While the purpose of the rear suspension of an automobile is to allow the wheels to move vertically with respect to the body, it is undesirable to allow them to move forward and backwards, or from side to side. It is this latter movement that the track bar is designed to prevent. It is a simple device, consisting of a rigid bar running sideways in the same plane as the rear axle, connecting one end of the axle to the car body or chassis on the opposite side of the vehicle. The bar is attached on either end with pivots that permit it to swivel upwards and downwards only, so that the axle is, in turn, allowed to move in the vertical plane only.

[Jabo]

check the alignment and make sure the tires are balanced

[andyruiz]

alignment reduced the wobble now it wobbles when going up 6% grade hills at speeds but will try the balance and maybe rotate

[gearheadmb]

I've seen this before on cherokees. Many times this is caused by a worn out steering damper. that is a pretty cheap and easy fix. I would normally tell you to check all of your steering joints but if you had it aligned they should have done that for you. Give that a shot and let me know how it turns out.

[gardengirl38]

I have to agree with everything here. I had the death wobble and mine was alignment got that balanced and rotated tires and it is gone. My sister in law with her cherokee had the steering damper go bad and she actually fixed it herself! Got a new one and put it in