JAsh1967
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- First Name
- Jason
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- Location
- Detroit, MI
- Vehicle(s)
- Gladiator Sport S
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First some details on the Jeep itself:
OK, with that out of the way, wife and I were heading to a friends house, it's currently VERY cold out here (5F according to NWS,) Jeep was parked in the garage all night. Nothing seemed odd or unusual UNTIL we got on the freeway and hit about 70mph.
THEN the Jeep started shaking like we were on a washboard road! I took my foot of the gas and took the off-ramp we were coming up on, as soon as the Jeep started slowing down (I think I might've lightly used the brakes,) the vibration went away. I had checked the tire pressures by the dash shortly before, all four tires were reported to be about 33psi (normally 38psi) and none of them were dropping lower when I checked shortly after the vibration. We drove home, the road we were on had a 55mph speed limit, so I got us up to 55 for a stretch and nothing happened.
So, does anyone have any thoughts? Did I have a mild case of the "death wobbles" or is this potentially something else? We have had cold temps (below 32F consistently) for the last week, most of the time the Jeeps' been in the garage. There's also snow on the ground, but our neighborhood is clear and the roads have been clear.
- Sport S w/Tow package
- **NO** suspension modifications / lift / leveling kit / etc
- Stock tires and wheels
OK, with that out of the way, wife and I were heading to a friends house, it's currently VERY cold out here (5F according to NWS,) Jeep was parked in the garage all night. Nothing seemed odd or unusual UNTIL we got on the freeway and hit about 70mph.
THEN the Jeep started shaking like we were on a washboard road! I took my foot of the gas and took the off-ramp we were coming up on, as soon as the Jeep started slowing down (I think I might've lightly used the brakes,) the vibration went away. I had checked the tire pressures by the dash shortly before, all four tires were reported to be about 33psi (normally 38psi) and none of them were dropping lower when I checked shortly after the vibration. We drove home, the road we were on had a 55mph speed limit, so I got us up to 55 for a stretch and nothing happened.
So, does anyone have any thoughts? Did I have a mild case of the "death wobbles" or is this potentially something else? We have had cold temps (below 32F consistently) for the last week, most of the time the Jeeps' been in the garage. There's also snow on the ground, but our neighborhood is clear and the roads have been clear.
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