Death Wobble - Track Bar Conversion to Fix Death Wobble - KevinsOffRoad.com

Death Wobble Cure: Highlights of the KevinsOffroad.com Track Bar Conversion and Super Durometer Bushings to help stop Death Wobble on the Jeep ZJ Grand Cherokee, the Jeep XJ Cherokee, and the Jeep MJ Comanche - KOR-9001 Track Bar Conversion for Jeep XJ MJ ZJ

Hey guys. It's Kevin from KevinsOffroad.com . Today we are going to look at one of our Track Bar Conversions.

This is what we use to get rid of Death Wobble on the XJ Cherokee and the ZJ Grand Cherokee, and we've been using it for a lot of years. It seems to work really, really well...I'm going to show you all the components that are involved.

First off, we have the lower end. That goes down on the axle side. We've got a jamb nut that goes on over it, and then this assembly threads into this main bar here. Now, this bar, you'll notice, has an open end...it does not have a bushing like the normal factory track bar would. This is an after market JKS track bar, which is mounted from the bottom side of the Track Bar Bracket on the Jeep. This piece goes up through the bottom of this bracket here. You can see the little hole which is left over.

This bracket has been modified with this extra piece down below. We do that for two reasons, one to keep the cost down for you guys, but most importantly, you'll see this rib on the back side of this bracket here. This mounts to the frame here... you have two bolts that come up from the bottom and two bolts that come in from the side.

When the Jeep turns left and right, the axle moves left and right, and the Track Bar's job is to keep it positioned so that it doesn't move, so if you don't have this rib on the back side of this thing, what happens is this bracket actually bends like this... there are some After market brackets that are on the market that just bend, and then you still have Death Wobble problems, so this is very,
very important, and key to a good solid design.

The bar fits into the bottom here, and it gets a Grade 8 half-inch bolt through it. You have your option of either the bushings that come with it normally... these are the same bushings that would come in any after market track bar...made by Daystar...or you have the upgraded Super Durometer bushings that we have manufactured specifically for us.

This is an exclusive KevinsOffroad.com product... you can't get this anywhere else. I'll show you the difference. If you squeeze this, you may be able to see on camera how it mushrooms out a little bit. If I squeeze this one...uurrrrr...no mushrooming. So, this is a 60 or so Rockwell Durometer bushing, this is a 45 or so...so this one's approximately one third to half again stiffer. I think this one might be like a 62 or 64 or something...I'm not a hundred percent sure on that. It's much, much stiffer.

What happens is that these bushings get put together as a pair, and they go inside of this here, and then the other end goes inside, just like that...in fact, I'll show you...maybe not very well... well, I won't waste your time with that, but basically everything slides together... a pair goes in here, and this tightens up the steering immensely because of the lack of movement the track bar is allowed, because these bushings don't crush any longer since you've got these Super Durometer bushings.

So, basically, this is why this is such a wonderful bar if you're having Death Wobble problems. So, if you have any questions, don't hesitate to give us a shout. Our e-mail address is sales@kevinsoffroad.com ... and if you want to give us a call it's 602-841-3355.

Thank you very much! I really appreciate it, and let us know how we can assist.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• death wobble
• death
• wobble
• front end shake
• fix
• cure
• stop
• track bar
• suspension
• Jeep
• zj
• xj
• mj
• tj
• jk
• wrangler
• cherokee
• grand cherokee
• comanche

[bloodlust1982]

So u can buy this from you how much I've for a jeep mj will this work for me

[kevinsoffroadmanf]

@bloodlust1982 I think you're asking if it will work for a Comanche MJ, and the answer is yes. Check out the our website for pricing at kevinsoffroaddotcom/cart and search for part number KOR-9001

[sifter123]

What about some for us Aussies in RHD TJ's.......we miss out on all the good stuff!

[kevinsoffroadmanf]

@sifter123 Yeah, I know. It's a demand kind of thing...I think I've only been asked a dozen times in the same number of years for a RHD track bar. Sorry. Perhaps a Aussie manufacturer will make one?

[kevinsoffroadmanf]

@92celi No, you do NOT want to run a drop pitman arm if you can get by without it.

[kevinsoffroadmanf]

@thelastcowboy1988

Currently, we only have death wobble kits for Jeeps.

[thelastcowboy1988]

Do you only have cure kits for jeeps? i ask because i have a friend with an 05 F-250 4x4 with the Gas V8 and hes been experiencing this problem

[92celi]

@kevinsoffroadmanf if i get it with the bracket will i also need a drop pitman ?

[kevinsoffroadmanf]

@travis20388 - We have a TJ Death Wobble Package available on our website at KevinsOffroad dotcom under the Death Wobble link in the left-hand menu bar. I can't post a direct link on here, evidently, or I would.

[kevinsoffroadmanf]

@92celi - Necessary by definition...no, however, it definitely helps with bump-steer that you start to get around the 3.5" level of lift. Also, this is a very mild drop bracket. Most drop brackets add WAY more leverage to the mounts, and rip them off the frame or axle. We only needed 3/4" of drop to optimize the angles for lifted rigs, and as such, the leverage is MUCH lower than some of the drop track bar brackets I've seen out there in the market.