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Old Aug 4, 2002 | 10:32 PM
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i was wondering do worn out shocks cause a slight lean or could it cause one my truck im kinda noticing a slight lean in the front wheel but my shocks have been thru hell their probably working off mud right now. but i was just wondering
 
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Old Aug 5, 2002 | 10:20 PM
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Well, I'm not for sure, but. A while back, i noticed my shocks were like that, they swayed on a turn, and when i pushed down on a fender it wouldn't take much for it to bounce ya know. So i figured it was time for shocks, so i got new Rancho RS 5000's all around, and i noticed a big handleing difference and alot better on bumps. And by the way, my truck had factory shocks on it, with 145,000 miles! 145,000 ROUGH miles...
 

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Old Aug 5, 2002 | 11:09 PM
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typically no, shocks wouldn't cause something like that. More likely caused by a weak spring. Is the truck a 150 or more. The 250s have a tendancy to lose the arch in the springs and cause the wheel tilt like you say. I am not to famillier with the littler trucks. hope it helps
 
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Old Aug 5, 2002 | 11:09 PM
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I run Skyjacker Nitros and Hydros......great shocks and they only cost around $30-$40.
 
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 12:53 AM
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The wheel leans or the truck leans? Leaning wheel could be caused from bad ball joints or weak springs. I doubt bad shocks would cause any kind of lean. If the whole truck leans, I would assume springs.
 
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 08:43 AM
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My was leaning after new springs, shocks, it was a bad rubber body mount. Check these out as well.
 
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