This post will be more in the line of a story, but there is a question at the end. So today I spend some time with the beloved Jeep. It all started with just wanting to finish the spare tire mount (it's trailer spindle with some 2X2 steel tubing, another day). As I had the welder out I was just looking around at things and noticed that the front axle spring perches were broken away from the axle. A buddy of mine "welded" them about a year ago or so. The welds were broken so I decided to re-weld them. After about two hours of measuring the angles, checking the service manual, and measuring again I welded the axle in place. It was almost exactly the same angle as before (tipped 1/4 degree farther back is all) Nice solid welds, no problems. And then I took it for a test drive. At about 35 I felt the strange resonance and the Jeep began to sway back and forth. I haven't seen this problem in the year since I did the SOA. I would have thought it would have shown up right away. There were no other changes to the suspension. I've read of few posts about Death Wobble, but I for the most part ignored them as they didn't apply. If anyone has any words of wisdom, I am all ears. Thanks for listening to my rambling. Troy
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20 years ago