99 scrambler AWD- I took it out on the road and at 25 mph (guessing) the front wheels started to wobble. I think it is a matter of toe in. Anybody else experience such problem and what was the correction? Thanks

 

Toe in/out shouldn't cause a wobble. More like out of balance or a bent rim. Wheel nuts tight?

 

Jack up the front end and see if the wheels shake from side to side excessively, if so you have bad wheel bearings. Do a search for part #s because you can get them cheaper at auto parts store.

 

like mongrol siad nothing to do w/ toe in.out. check tires and rims. make sure theres no build up mud on the back side of the rim as well.

 

if there is slime,fix a flat or water in the tires it could give you the same feeling

 

Yea, you could measure the distance between the tire lugs from the
outter wall (closes) using your two fingers. If the gap between the two
matches the same distance then you know it has nothing to do with
the Wobble and then conclude nothing to do with this thread.

Sorry I am in a goofy mood!

R'

 

Check your hub too..... Jack up the quad, remove the tires and watch the hub spin without the tires....

 

All good suggestions. Toe-in or out can cause the quad to zig-zag a little, not wobble. I think it's called seeking, like it doesn't know which way to go, so it goes back and forth.

 

Wheel nuts are torqued and wheels are newer and not bent. Ill jack up the front and check for looseness. I appreciate the information and will get back later. If you think of anything else...
Thanks

 

It could be toe. The toe adjsutment forces the tires away or towards each other taking the nominal slack out of the steering. If the toe was dead on straight the tire would wander back and forth with the slack in the steering. End result is a high speed wobble. Ontop of that a Mcpherson Strut assembly or a Short Long Arm idependent front would magnify the wobble by allowing the suspension to compress and rebound as the tire darts back and forth.