THE DEATH WOBBLE THREAD

never had a problem till i stuck my original alloys back on with knobbly tyres, and now depending on the road surface i get the death wobble around 45mph.. but if i keep below this, or go to 55mph it seems to stop, really strange..

Real simple but make sure your wheel nuts are all the correct way round. Found this out working in the dark.


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great job kirkynut

now if you can hurry up and do the stickies for tow-bars, tyres, CBs etc we'll be sorted :whistle:

Oh and may as well remove the search function as it doesn't appear to be working :laugh:

Halford wrote: great job kirkynut

now if you can hurry up and do the stickies for tow-bars, tyres, CBs etc we'll be sorted :whistle:

Oh and may as well remove the search function as it doesn't appear to be working :laugh:

You cheeky so and so!!!

The search function on the forum has never been the best but I find if you Google any problem to do with a Jimny, it will always take you back to BigJimny anyway! Occasionally there are a few relevant posts on other general Suzuki forums but as far as Jimny's are concerned, this is the International Oracle!

Kirkynut

kirkynut wrote: Track Rod Ends / Steering Rod Ends

Worn Track Rod or Steering Rod Ends will have slop in them and cause Death Wobble.

There is a guide on the main Big Jimny website on how to change them: www.bigjimny.com/images/documents/changing_a_tie-rod_end.pdf

You can buy new ones from the Big Jimny Shop: bigjimny.com/store/index.php?_a=product&product_id=128

You need one standard thread and one reverse thread per rod – so 2 of each for the whole car.

Panhard Rod Bushes

These can wear and as they are there to restrict axle movement, any extra movement can translate to Death Wobble.

You can buy replacement nylon bushes from the Big Jimny Shop : bigjimny.com/store/index.php?_a=product&product_id=28

May I comment that the ORA Panhard rods appear to me to be a cause of wheel wobble?
I lifted my truck 3 inches and corrected it with Rays arms and ORA Panhards. The ORA Panhards have Rose joints on the ends, not bushes. I would NOT recommend these rods to anyone. The interior of the rose joint is slightly larger than the bolt it slides over, this gives play in the joint. It's only around 0.5mm each end (perhaps less even) but it's made my truck feel like it wanders along the road, I've developed a wobble at 35-45 mph and my axles move under the car when I'm off-roading. If I transfer from a left-facing incline, to a right-facing incline (and vice-versa), the panhard joints "clunk" across taking up the slack in the joint from each direction. The same happens if I do a series of "s" bends on the roads. I'm 100% certain that this play is due to the bolt sitting in the rose joint, rather than a "softer" bushing.

Has anyone else had a similar issue, or anything to add?

How might I look for wear in the track rod/steering rod ends?

Cheers guys!

mc_nebula wrote:

kirkynut wrote: Track Rod Ends / Steering Rod Ends

Worn Track Rod or Steering Rod Ends will have slop in them and cause Death Wobble.

There is a guide on the main Big Jimny website on how to change them: www.bigjimny.com/images/documents/changing_a_tie-rod_end.pdf

You can buy new ones from the Big Jimny Shop: bigjimny.com/store/index.php?_a=product&product_id=128

You need one standard thread and one reverse thread per rod – so 2 of each for the whole car.

Panhard Rod Bushes

These can wear and as they are there to restrict axle movement, any extra movement can translate to Death Wobble.

You can buy replacement nylon bushes from the Big Jimny Shop : bigjimny.com/store/index.php?_a=product&product_id=28

May I comment that the ORA Panhard rods appear to me to be a cause of wheel wobble?
I lifted my truck 3 inches and corrected it with Rays arms and ORA Panhards. The ORA Panhards have Rose joints on the ends, not bushes. I would NOT recommend these rods to anyone. The interior of the rose joint is slightly larger than the bolt it slides over, this gives play in the joint. It's only around 0.5mm each end (perhaps less even) but it's made my truck feel like it wanders along the road, I've developed a wobble at 35-45 mph and my axles move under the car when I'm off-roading. If I transfer from a left-facing incline, to a right-facing incline (and vice-versa), the panhard joints "clunk" across taking up the slack in the joint from each direction. The same happens if I do a series of "s" bends on the roads. I'm 100% certain that this play is due to the bolt sitting in the rose joint, rather than a "softer" bushing.

Has anyone else had a similar issue, or anything to add?

How might I look for wear in the track rod/steering rod ends?

Cheers guys!

Perhaps you've not done the panhard rod bolts up tight enough?

Kirkynut