get a manual and the right tools, if you do not know what your doing or don't follow the procedures, compressing the spring on the strut can kill you. it can be done your self but be carefull follow all the procedures in the book and use the correct tools that are in good condition
When I get my speed up to 50-55 mph I get a serious shimmy. I have checked the tie rod ends, ball joints, drag link and have replaced the steering stabilizer. The tire on the drivers side wears really strange as well. It gets a checkerboard pattern on it after about 2500 miles. I am not sure how to check and see if the camber bushing is bad. Also, when traveling at parking lot speed preparing to park, when turn sharpley left the drivers side front makes short screehes on the asphalt.
Also it doesn't help to have the tires balanced. I tried that one already.
When I rotated the tires the problem goes away until the rotated tire started to wear the same way.
You have very limited alignment adjustment range on the front of that vehicle. I have a 98 that I had to replace the front differental on to fix a tire wear problem. Passenger front tire was ruined in 5000 miles.
Another huge problem for these vehicles is the track bar. If your front end goes into any sort of vibration while at 50 MPH + when you hit a bump or going aroung a curve, replace it. Look up "Jeep death wobble" on the net.
You may also want to check and see if the front drive axle is disengaged and not in 4X4 mode.
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