After, all tie rod ends, trac bar, and even the left upper and lower ball joints were replaced, I still have the death wobble (alignment done according to preferred specs, from this forum and mechanic). The mechanic even said "death wobble" and knew these dodges. BTW, The warranty company hates me right now.

The mechanic seems to think that the aftermarket (rancho)_ steering stabilizer might be the culprit, even though I replaced it in 2010 and 7K miles ago.

I Still have the old stabilizer, so do you guys think that will help?

This is the first time I have had the death wobble and I am completely stumped on what the heck to do.

 

Steering stabilizer won't make any difference. The one on mine still looks like the factory original.... and I can cruise 70-80 on the freeway, without issue.

Something in the front end is sloppy, or, out of balance. Have you tried rotating your tires, to see if that makes any difference?

 

Now that you mention it, my tires in the front have a very uneven wear. They could probably use a balance. The rears look good, so a rotation should help.

However, would out of balance tires really make the death wobble?

 

Yea.. I know when I picked up my 20's they werent balanced and driving it to the shop was a very tense drive.. had to come to a crawl from the death wobble I was getting

 

Well, a balance it is. The truck feels a bit better than before. At least is is a TIGHT wobble.

Thanks for the post dlyter. I am feeling a bit better about nipping this in the bud. There are so many frontend components, especially on a 4x4, that I don;t want to play "lets replace everything."

Thanks guys! Weird I have owned 2ndgens since 2004 and this is the first time I have had the death wobble.
--Dan

 

I guess I'm glad I drive a 2wd. I test drove a 2000 4wd that was for sale locally for dirt cheap and as soon as I hit about 50 mph it was like I was riding a bull. Could hardly keep the wheel in my hands. That is def no fun.

 

Unbalanced driveshafts can cause it too

 

CPTAFW163 have you moved yet?

 

Tires play a huge role in how smooth a truck drives. If pressures are uneven it could cause the truck to wobble. If on one side of the front tires you have 10ply and a 4ply on the side it could cause a wobble as well. Slightly bent rims as well can cause bad wobbles.

 

I have found if my tire pressure is low or if my tires are getting old I have problems with the death wobble. Several years ago I replaced some front end parts but it didn't go away until I bought new tires.
It came back about a month ago. I balanced, rotated and adjusted the tire pressure and now it's fine once again.