Got the death wobble? REPORT IT!
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Ford F-250 "Death Wobble" - YouTube - Super Duty - SKIP TO 1:00 minute
Chrysler acknowledges Jeep "death wobble" | Video | abc7news.com - Jeep TSB on ABC news
It is SO bad when in real person that you are willing to walk home for fear of it happening again. When towing 14K lbs and in a construction zone with a semi on one side and a concrete barricade on the other, its a code brown moment.
Chrysler acknowledges Jeep "death wobble" | Video | abc7news.com - Jeep TSB on ABC news
It is SO bad when in real person that you are willing to walk home for fear of it happening again. When towing 14K lbs and in a construction zone with a semi on one side and a concrete barricade on the other, its a code brown moment.
My experience has been: Tire change makes a big difference right a way. The steering Stabilizer makes a difference.
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When you use the term "ball joints" are you referring to ball joints?
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Yeah, you can talk as much silly trash as you want, but whatever you're doing to your trucks is not normal or you're making stuff up on the Internet. And rarely is the problem ball joints.
Now I wonder what in the world you think we're talking about, especially using terms like 2x4, blaming ball joints, and insisting 5 out of 6 of your stock 2011 trucks have it. By the way, if you insist on using numeric designations at least go with 4x2. But 2WD or RWD is much clearer and more common.
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Now I wonder what in the world you think we're talking about, especially using terms like 2x4, blaming ball joints, and insisting 5 out of 6 of your stock 2011 trucks have it. By the way, if you insist on using numeric designations at least go with 4x2. But 2WD or RWD is much clearer and more common.
Two-wheel drive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WHY are you just "stirring the pot"?? You are contributing NOTHING of value to this discussion! You are just attempting to cause hate & discontent.
Grow-up!
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Well I got it testerday BAD!
3 times yesterday going down the interstate @75mph. Every time it happened was exiting a bridge joint. Had to stab the brakes and attempt to steer to the side of the road.
I see What WOBBLE? sells a kit to replace the track bar. $735 shipped to my door plus a new alignment to their specs. I guess there are alignment instructions with the kit to set it up with reduced camber.
Has anyone tried this yet?
3 times yesterday going down the interstate @75mph. Every time it happened was exiting a bridge joint. Had to stab the brakes and attempt to steer to the side of the road.
I see What WOBBLE? sells a kit to replace the track bar. $735 shipped to my door plus a new alignment to their specs. I guess there are alignment instructions with the kit to set it up with reduced camber.
Has anyone tried this yet?
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Well I got it testerday BAD!
3 times yesterday going down the interstate @75mph. Every time it happened was exiting a bridge joint. Had to stab the brakes and attempt to steer to the side of the road.
I see What WOBBLE? sells a kit to replace the track bar. $735 shipped to my door plus a new alignment to their specs. I guess there are alignment instructions with the kit to set it up with reduced camber.
Has anyone tried this yet?
3 times yesterday going down the interstate @75mph. Every time it happened was exiting a bridge joint. Had to stab the brakes and attempt to steer to the side of the road.
I see What WOBBLE? sells a kit to replace the track bar. $735 shipped to my door plus a new alignment to their specs. I guess there are alignment instructions with the kit to set it up with reduced camber.
Has anyone tried this yet?
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#58
I did make an appointment with my alignment shop for Wednesday. I'm going to have them replace the track bar ball joint, steering stabilizer shock AND I'm going to have them reduce the camber to minimum Ford specs.
I might as well save the $1000 fix if this doesn't do it long-term.
My tires are in good shape yet. I want to get one more summer out of them. There isn't much wear at all, but these tires suck bad! I got the Continental Contitrac TR's and they have to be the worst winter tires ever.
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Thanks Jeff H
I did make an appointment with my alignment shop for Wednesday. I'm going to have them replace the track bar ball joint steering stabilizer shock AND I'm going to have them reduce the camber to minimum Ford specs.
I might as well save the $1000 fix if this doesn't do it long-term.
My tires are in good shape yet. I want to get one more summer out of them. There isn't much wear at all, but these tires suck bad! I got the Continental Contitrac TR's and they have to be the worst winter tires ever.
I did make an appointment with my alignment shop for Wednesday. I'm going to have them replace the track bar ball joint steering stabilizer shock AND I'm going to have them reduce the camber to minimum Ford specs.
I might as well save the $1000 fix if this doesn't do it long-term.
My tires are in good shape yet. I want to get one more summer out of them. There isn't much wear at all, but these tires suck bad! I got the Continental Contitrac TR's and they have to be the worst winter tires ever.
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Having driven and built many solid axle 4x4 ford trucks, coil sprung and leaf sprung varieties, I know that coil sprung trucks must have proper working joints and fresh bushings as well as stout steering stabilizers. Any un balanced tire or bad road surface can set off a hard wobble which is nothing more than play in the system vibrating. This is the compromise you get with a beefy solid front axle that rides good with good turning radius. Just maintain your truck and look at the parts from time to time.