i recently acquired "death wobble". every time i hit a bad bump in the road my truck shakes vigorously until i come to a complete stop. i'm planning on a solid axle swap but i'm just waiting on parts and the time to do it. but does anybody have any suggestions of what i can do to possibly prevent the shake? i changed out the steering stabilizer and my ball joints and wheel bearings are fine.
I had about the exact same problem in my Cherokee and a new steering stabilizer solved it. Was it much improved after the new stabilizer? Or, did you even have the problem before you got a new stabilizer?
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2006 XLT 4x4; 5.4L V-8; 3.73 LS; 150" W.B.; Troyer Tuned XCal 2;
AS 2.5"; Aux Input via FMMOD01; Electric Tailgate Lock (woohoo!);
and some ERG In-Channel window vents.
I heard that even an alignment can fix this. But you covered all the basics, ball joints, bearings, tie rod ends, stearing linkage. How much lift do you have and what setup?
i have a six inch rough country, i know it's cheap but i was on a budget build, and a 3 inch body lift. currently riding 35 12.5 baja claws. the problem started and then i changed the stabilizer, went away for about a week and a half or so then came back. i replaced the stabilizer with a skyjacker dual stabilizer.
i recently acquired "death wobble". every time i hit a bad bump in the road my truck shakes vigorously until i come to a complete stop. i'm planning on a solid axle swap but i'm just waiting on parts and the time to do it. but does anybody have any suggestions of what i can do to possibly prevent the shake? i changed out the steering stabilizer and my ball joints and wheel bearings are fine.
I have an 05' F250 Super Duty (my company truck) that has MAJOR problems with this. When driving on the highway and turning either slightly left or right and hitting an expansion joint in a bridge, my truck would shakes so bad I need to pull over... The weird thing is it's intermittently happening, usually when I least expect it.
i had this problem on my truck, basically every bushing or joint was worn out and had about 1/16th to 1/8th inch play in all components. here's what i had to replace:
axle pivot bushings
upper and lower ball joints
drag link ball joints
also rotated and balanced the tires
and checked wheel bearings
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'95 F150 XLT reg cab long bed, swapped in 5.8L, 147k miles, built 4R70W, 3 inch P.A. body lift, 6 inch Rough Country susp. lift, 35X12.50 MTZ's, 15X10 DC-1's, Pacesetter shorty headers Magnaflow pipes and high-flow cat, Flowmaster Super 44, K&N intake, Optima red-top, clear lenses, white faced "glow" gauges... may the 302 R.I.P. gear swap is next!
i had this problem on my truck, basically every bushing or joint was worn out and had about 1/16th to 1/8th inch play in all components. here's what i had to replace:
axle pivot bushings
upper and lower ball joints
drag link ball joints
also rotated and balanced the tires
and checked wheel bearings
sounds like you had some fun with your truck too. thanks though i'll check all these things out
sounds like you had some fun with your truck too. thanks though i'll check all these things out
It's called "bump steer", everything can be tight in the fornt end and you can still get this. - Find a shop that aligns the old fashion way. - W/paint and/or chalk. Laser alignments aren't worth a damn dime IMO. - For our 4x4 models anyway.
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