Jeep “Death Wobble”
I want to share my experience towing a 2015 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk, as it might help others avoid the problems I have encountered when towing. It’s known as the Jeep Death Wobble, which I’m sure some...
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dodge guy wrote:
Yes it is a problem that was addressed. One question, is your tow bar level or at an angle? it needs to be dead level with the Jeeps. otherwise if its at an angle it will slightly unload the front wheels causing the wobble.
Well,
That's not exactly true. We've owned, modified, off roaded, and towed 9 different style/year Jeep Wranglers over a 35+ year period and not one of them has ever had the tow bar "dead level" and, in all that 35+ year period, we've NEVER experienced the death wobble. And, the same goes for many of our Jeepin' buddies. They too have had all kinds of Jeeps and some with level and some without level tow bars and not one of them has ever had the death wobble.
On our trips, we see many, many folks towing Jeeps and a very large percentage of them do not have a dead level tow bar. Some are UP and some are DOWN in angle from the Jeep to the coach. While it is optimum to have dead level one, even the tow bar manufacturers say you can have as much as 2" up or town for towing.
The death wobble has multiple causes. And as the OP has found out, it's not an exact science. It happens then, it doesn't, with seemingly the same type of circumstances.
Scott
