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My Jeep has recently developed a minor but noticeable case of Death Wobble. It occurs when traveling around 34-36 MPH and usually requires an adequately undulating road surface to initiate it. Researching the issue I found this article at jeepz.com which covers the issue very thoroughly. The issues seems to be a mysterious subject with a myriad of possible cause, as if all Jeeps are on the verge of Death Wobble and the slightest wear on any component will send your steering oscillating. Reviewing the usual suspects I'm guessing I'm going to find a loose component since I don't think old age or wear and tear are going to be a factor with a Jeep as new and well cared for as mine. I have a history with loose bolts, long time readers might remember that I failed to properly tighten my trackbar bolt and had to do some minor surgery to repair the resulting damage (there was a blog post about it but I lost it when my site got hacked last year). I doubt any bushings are worn out and I really doubt the Dana 60's ball joints or wheel bearings will show any wear yet.

A secondary suspect might be my tire balance. My Jeep has about 28,000 miles on it, slightly less on the tires, however I will say the tires are showing significant wear since they were new and probably only have another 10,000 miles in them.

Details: Category: Blog; Published: 16 January 2018

Do not buy an A-pillar switch pod that looks like this:

I believe this same unit is available under a range of brands but I think they are all the same thing. I bought one of these and didn't realize the thing was a pieces of garbage until after I spent the time to cut out the switch holes. Once I had the unit preped and the wiring all run I disassembled the Jeep and discovered the thing doesn't fit! It's so bad I made a video.