Everytime you drive it like that, you threaten the welfare and safety of everyone around you as you may loose control and have a heck of a crash at any moment.

One fellow reported going on a Test Run after he did the brakes and bearings thinking that was the cause of his wobble, he got up to about 65 on a divided highway with oncoming traffic and suddenly lurched out of control, crossed thru the medium and barely missed a head-on with a oversized pickup going the other way, driving the speed limit and minding his own business.

It is not something you should overlook and keep on driving highway speeds. Seriously.

 

Great! I appreciate all the advice. I'm going to take it in sometime within the next few weeks and will let you know what the issue(s) was/were. Spike, no wife here, just a solo gal trying to gear up for this camping season. I may be able to have a friend help with the side by side wheel check. I'm crossing my fingers it doesn't cost me an arm and a leg. I was hoping to get the rack next month, but may have to wait on it now.

 

I will not be doing any highway driving until the issue is fixed. The highest speed I have taken it up to since pulling into my driveway the first time was 40mph. Again, I just purchased it and assumed some work would need to be done. I bike into work quite often so I'm not in a rush to take care of it this week.

 

And I bet it was the oversized trucks fault, too...
I get the death wobble when I get up to 55mph. Fortunately, of my 40 miles of road, only 5 of it is above 50mph...

 

If you're going to own a Discovery and use it for camping then, unless you're quite wealthy, it's a good idea to become familiar with them mechanically. You will want to know how to diagnose issues on your lonesome.
This is a good learning opportunity.
Go through the diagnostic steps I linked to and you should find the location of the problem. Even if you don't fix it yourself, though the fixes for death wobble aren't particularly difficult, at least you'll have your own observations to compare with what the mechanic tells you is the problem.

Also, if anyone tells you, "You need a new steering damper." tell them to get lost.

 

I didn't know you were a chick!!
If your hot bring your truck on over and I will help you with other things!!
On the truck I mean, I'm married. lol

 

You bet! I printed off the manual already and plan on doing a few minor things myself this week if the parts come in. I definitely want to be able to do a majority of the work myself; not from only a financial standpoint, but because I love the vehicle and genuinely want to learn about the components and maintenance. I'm happy to have found this forum and greatly appreciate all the feedback!

 

Excellent attitude. Be methodical and patient and you'll be able to handle most things.

I see you updated your profile to say where you are. I was assuming the south somewhere, based on your ID. lol

For posts that aren't in the D1 section it would be good if you put your vehicle model in your signature. Saves people from guessing if you don't mention it in your post.

 

Well, I took the Disco to a very reputable shop in town. They balanced and rotated the tires, and also did an alignment...no more wobble. I had them inspect everything that was mentioned in this thread and it all looked good. I even went so far as to hop down in the bay with the mechanic. He said I need new tires and that one had no weights on it at all. I guess I'm one of the lucky ones

 

GREAT to hear that, thank you for reporting back.