I guess I'm stupid but what is a DEATH WOBBLE & what causes this condition. I'm 61 years old I have owned I can't count how many vehicles trucks & cars I have owned over the last 45 years & I have never had an issue as I read about here & other forums. It appears to be tied to Lift Kits, which I never understood in the first place for the street & part time off roading. I have had stock suspension 4x4s in places that guys with lift kits couldn't go because their center of gravity was too high & they would of rolled them. If a person was building a pure rock crawler or mud rig I understand lifts, but with lifts on these type of rigs also comes a complete suspension change.
Can someone explain this Death wobble thing & what lifts do when 90% of the time their on pavement???
Well...count yourself one lucky old man. I've seen many a stock 2nd gen truck with death wobble issues, usually tied to a trackbar that was never greased.
Yes..improperly installed or cobbled lifts, large tires, offset rims, etc. exacerbate the problem.
But I'd disagree that a properly designed and installed lift detracts from a vehicles off capabilities. Offroading is a pretty vaque term when used in the context of the different types of terrain in this country, and while I don't doubt your trucks capabilities because I've driven off road without a lift, my truck is so much more capable now the small lift it has.
Oh, and the only death woblle I've experienced is from failing tires...my modded factory T-bar has been on my truck for over 7 years and a good 100 k to boot!
