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Originally Posted by Checkered24
Is it a lifted Jeep?
Death wobble can be caused by a lot of things related to the suspension, but tends to be more common on lifted Jeeps. If not lifted, it may just be something is worn out, or an alignment issue, etc.
It is fixable/currable and is not something to be overly concerned with. You just want to make sure everything is good and in working order.
Google "Jeep death wobble" and you will get tons of info on the potential causes and fixes, and then can apply them to your observations of this Jeep.
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Simple to fix by throwing some money into new suspension components. Lots of information online. The death wobble doesn't just "start" - it's directly related to people installing lifts AND/OR allowing suspension components to completely wear/rust out. I had an old relatively stock Jeep which developed a wobble a year after I sold it (it was over 11 years old, had lots of mileage, and a crap load of untreated rust underneath) - only was an issue at 60 mph or higher and the new owner asked me about it. I did some research, and I learned it can sometimes be costly for a dealership to hunt-down and repair, but basically there are a handful of key components you can replace one at a time yourself until the issue is finally resolved.
Knowing what I now know, I would never have sold my Jeep for the tiny bit of money I did and I would've done the suspension component replacements and rust treatment myself (it's not hard, just potentially time consuming on several weekends). I would have told my partner to go pound sand regarding them not liking the Jeep and things would've turned out better than they did for the Jeep and my partner and I. If I had a chance to buy a used Jeep with a "death wobble" I would just make sure to get an awesome deal (and a vehicle I was really happy with) and to also have $2-3k of extra cash laying around to problem-solve the issue with new components and tools to replace them with.
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