3rd Gen Camaro Death Wobble!!

Eman · 05-18-2014, 10:51 PM

My 3rd gen Camaro has developed a death wobble when the wheels touch down after launch. Everything in the frt. end looks good and it's never done this before, nothing has been changed on the car since a week ago when it had no problems at all. some have said I need a steering dampner. I'll install one but is it masking another problem that needs to be corrected? why did it start all of a sudden?

rod butcher · 05-19-2014, 06:33 AM

Try tightening up the steering box end play. If that doesn't help Ed Quay has a nice kit that will fix it.

rod

Greg Reimer 7376 · 05-19-2014, 08:57 AM

A racer out here had that happen on an '85 Camaro.The bolts holding the steering box to the subframe were loose. Tightening all three of them down fixed it.

Tom Goldman · 05-19-2014, 12:37 PM

Quay kit. Also check for looseness at the pitman shaft bushing.

Eman · 05-19-2014, 12:56 PM

I ordered the Quay kit and their bump steer tie rod end kit. Also found upper strut mounts were cracked, only 29 years old who would have thought? I ordered a set of the heavy steel caster/camper plates to replace the original strut mounts. I'll go over everything in the frt. and already ordered a new center link and idler arm.

Dragsinger · 05-19-2014, 01:03 PM

EMan, you are on the correct path.

magnumv8 · 05-20-2014, 08:50 PM

Doing alignments for a few years the biggest thing I ran into was that the front subframe behind the steering box where the mounting bolts pass thru have a tendency to stress crack there....

D L Rambo....Stk 1300

05-18-2014, 10:51 PM	#1
Eman Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: E TN Posts: 473 Likes: 16 Liked 133 Times in 76 Posts	3rd Gen Camaro Death Wobble!! My 3rd gen Camaro has developed a death wobble when the wheels touch down after launch. Everything in the frt. end looks good and it's never done this before, nothing has been changed on the car since a week ago when it had no problems at all. some have said I need a steering dampner. I'll install one but is it masking another problem that needs to be corrected? why did it start all of a sudden?

05-19-2014, 06:33 AM	#2
rod butcher Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 252 Likes: 304 Liked 132 Times in 27 Posts	Re: 3rd Gen Camaro Death Wobble!! Try tightening up the steering box end play. If that doesn't help Ed Quay has a nice kit that will fix it. rod

05-19-2014, 08:57 AM	#3
Greg Reimer 7376 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora,Calif. Posts: 1,137 Likes: 172 Liked 719 Times in 220 Posts	Re: 3rd Gen Camaro Death Wobble!! A racer out here had that happen on an '85 Camaro.The bolts holding the steering box to the subframe were loose. Tightening all three of them down fixed it.

05-19-2014, 12:37 PM	#4
Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,477 Likes: 893 Liked 883 Times in 237 Posts	Re: 3rd Gen Camaro Death Wobble!! Quay kit. Also check for looseness at the pitman shaft bushing. __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK

05-19-2014, 12:56 PM	#5
Eman Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: E TN Posts: 473 Likes: 16 Liked 133 Times in 76 Posts	Re: 3rd Gen Camaro Death Wobble!! I ordered the Quay kit and their bump steer tie rod end kit. Also found upper strut mounts were cracked, only 29 years old who would have thought? I ordered a set of the heavy steel caster/camper plates to replace the original strut mounts. I'll go over everything in the frt. and already ordered a new center link and idler arm.

05-19-2014, 01:03 PM	#6
Dragsinger VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Liberty City [East Texas] Posts: 1,760 Likes: 5 Liked 99 Times in 60 Posts	Re: 3rd Gen Camaro Death Wobble!! EMan, you are on the correct path. __________________ Larry Woodfin 471W

05-20-2014, 08:50 PM	#7
magnumv8 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Coraopolis, Pa. Posts: 172 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 3rd Gen Camaro Death Wobble!! Doing alignments for a few years the biggest thing I ran into was that the front subframe behind the steering box where the mounting bolts pass thru have a tendency to stress crack there.... D L Rambo....Stk 1300