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Title: death wobble on a 97 sidekick?
Post by: safarikick on August 12, 2010, 06:05:44 PM
i got a death wobble on a 97 sidekick. i have the Sidekick Extreme Duty Idler Arm. the sidekick has the 3in lift kit from calmini
 
Title: Re: death wobble on a 97 sidekick?
Post by: wildgoody on August 12, 2010, 08:50:52 PM
What size tires? have you checked the steering linkage yet?

Wild
Title: Re: death wobble on a 97 sidekick?
Post by: safarikick on August 12, 2010, 08:56:17 PM
32 and i have put 2 used  center links in. balance all the tire
Title: Re: death wobble on a 97 sidekick?
Post by: bentparts on August 13, 2010, 03:37:18 AM
Alignment? Had it checked?
Title: Re: death wobble on a 97 sidekick?
Post by: wildgoody on August 13, 2010, 08:45:31 AM
It's the center link, the problem is it want's to rotate and causes
the truck to dart from side to side when the tire hits something, as
far as the wobble, I've never had that happen, but if the link is worn
enough it could I guess. The alignment could be the problem too,
depending on the road surface as it pulls left and right.

How much and what kind lift do you have?

Wild
Title: Re: death wobble on a 97 sidekick?
Post by: Drone637 on August 13, 2010, 01:44:44 PM
We added a steering brace for the passenger side on Project Trouble, not sure if this is what wildgoody is referring to as going bad:

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Title: Re: death wobble on a 97 sidekick?
Post by: wildgoody on August 13, 2010, 03:07:01 PM
No, the center link is what the tie rods connect to, but you
have a valid point, if the idler is loose it could cause problems to.

You might want to have someone crank the steering wheel left
and right while you watch the steering parts for odd movement

Wild
Title: Re: death wobble on a 97 sidekick?
Post by: safarikick on August 13, 2010, 08:34:00 PM
i have the calmini kit and i have brace the sky arm. the Alignment was OK the last time i check.
Title: Re: death wobble on a 97 sidekick?
Post by: safarikick on August 13, 2010, 09:23:15 PM
i was thing of making  a custom steering links using rod ends