hi i think i sent this msg to the wrong person it was intended for you:
hello
I just found your site today although I have been researching the death wobble on the jimny since discovering it, mine wobbles violently when braking, I think, it is difficult to specify, in the 63-70km/h region, nowhere else. I have been to suzuki repairs and to a 'master' mechanic who told me to get another steering damper put on but then was unable to find one that would fit. So far I have been to wheel balancing 3 times, the last time to a 'master' and that has not helped. I told the 'master' mechanic to please try to find the original fault but he indicated this could take days of labour costs which I cannot pay. He told me putting on a vertical steering damper would eliminated the brakes from trying to balance which is producing the shudder. I cannot locate the part and so am now resigned to driving under 60 which in itself is dangerous on the motorway, as I experienced a week ago. I am doing all kinds of things to avoid the shudder, eg not braking in the difficult speed region, which is not an answer to the problem. I have to drive 150 km+ to Budapest regularly from where I live in the country and it is not a pleasant journey. The mechanic told me the Jimny is really supposed to just be driven off road at low speeds and that the high speeds are just not right for this type of car, aha I wish I had known that before I bought it, for economical and 4x4 reasons as we live on a dirt road which has a very high gradient slope at the entrance...in winter I need to be able to get out, and the Jimny, I thought, is more economical than the big 4x4's. I do like the Jimny otherwise and it is my otherwise faithful friend. Pls see more details below from email today:
hi
i have a suzuki jimny diesel 2004 june1461sqcm. i live in hungary and the car was imported last year from germany. the side of the car says DDIS not sure if this is important. I am having major death wobble shudder at 63+ km/h - ca 70km/h speeds when braking, and when i bought the car it had a suspension damper on it that had trailmaster written on it. the workshop i took the car to when I took it to them with a too vague and shimmying steering complaint. they found the suspension damper and recommended i take it off, ie they did this for me. as i did not realise that the part was actually fitted for the death wobble, and it only happens occasionally (but could be very dangerous at these times) I threw the part away. now i realise what it was for and need it back but cannot see what model or part to order. please can you help by suggesting the right part as the workshop i am going to cant help as suzuki does not have recommendation for this problem ie no suzuki parts available.
on my hungarian log book it has following numbers:
chassis JSAFJB53VOO100370; motor code K9K; TYPE FJ
Benjamin Dreyer bdreyer@p-a-g.net
19:54 (2 hours ago)
to me
Hello Susan, thank you for your interest.
We only offer a stab for 85-91 Suzuki Samurai which is a straight axle. Some of our other kits may work although we didn't design it specifically for your application. You might want to visit some Suzuki online forums and see what other with this problem have done and what part number they used. You may need to find a dealer that exports. Here is a link to our dealer locator...
www.trailmastersuspension.com/dealer-locator.php
The death wobble is no joke, very scary and dangerous.
You could also try Suspension Connection or Rocky Mountain Suspension online.
Have a good one,
Benjamin
Would it be possible for you to send me your kit please? I am in Hungary so not sure how much it would cost? Many thanks susan
PS your captcha is too hard to fathom
