Jarring ride
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Jarring ride
so i just recently went on a 100mile round trip drive and experienced the truck damn near leaping into another lane. This occured a couple times when i would hit a pot hole or in the first case a overpass transition plate. I am unsure if i am dealing with bad shocks, or if the front end is needing some attention. I have noticed some cupping on the front tires which are Toyo MT's runnnig 50lbs of air.
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I had the same (still have some but it's a 350 cab chassis)
New tires, shocks, and ball joints fixed it up pretty good. From what i saw and felt--shocks first with little improvement, tires next with a bit more improvement, new ball joints did the trick. Now you could have bad mounts (shocks and shackles, sway bar end links, etc--but a visual will tell you that)
No expert but that was my experience.
New tires, shocks, and ball joints fixed it up pretty good. From what i saw and felt--shocks first with little improvement, tires next with a bit more improvement, new ball joints did the trick. Now you could have bad mounts (shocks and shackles, sway bar end links, etc--but a visual will tell you that)
No expert but that was my experience.
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I will inspect the front end this weekend and hopefully be able to pinpoint the issue spots. the level kit on here is simply a puck and possibly newer shocks. I have been thinking about going to a Bilstein level kit with new front springs and shocks all around.
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I noticed this morning a slight pop sound while applying the breaks on the driver side. does this typically point to bad Ball Joints. I am only 9 months into my 2 year Ford premium warranty on this truck. I wonder if the front end does infact need attention what all would be covered as i would rather them tear into than me.
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Since you are bouncing and the tires are starting to cup or scallop, inspect the shocks. Even new shocks can fail unexpectedly so never eliminate the possibility until you check.
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