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front end problems?

two issues- '03 Wrangler rubicon, factory MTRs 1- at low speed (less than 10 mph) the vehicle exhibits a side-to-side rocking motion sort of like one tire has a large flat spot. I've rotated and checked them, nothing obvious.

2- around 50 mph, front end shakes violently, settles down a lot over 55, and is almost unnoticeable at 45mph or less. this started happening about the time I noticed the steering wheel returns to slightly left of center, and must be in this position for the vehicle to stay straight. Alignment seems ok best as I can check, and haven't found anything loose in the steering system so far. Anything else to check?

- charles

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cd
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55mph problem check steering stabilizer... or tires could be cupped

-- Jarod Sprauer

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ISellJeeps

reckon it has to be more than that ; my steering stablizer had been leaking oil for ages, so is probably knackered, but it still drives beautifully because my suspension is spot on aligned and the tires round and evenly worn; in short there isn't much damping required.

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Dave Milne

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L.W.(ßill) Hughes III

The side to side rocking motion at a slow speed can indicate tread separation.

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Trust5280

You could be describing a seized up front axle u-joint. Maybe you got a bad one or maybe you blew one?

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

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Mike Romain

Sounds like a severe alignment problem, or a damaged tire. I know you said that you think your alignment is okay, but have you had it checked at a shop? Almost everything you said points to that. My other guess would be that a stuck brake caliper warped a rotor and is binding at one point in the wheel rotation. Check the brakes on the side that the Jeep pulls towards.

-Jim

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Mood

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