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Old May 24, 2016 | 10:47 PM
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Driver Side Tire Vibration

1997 F350 XLT, 7.3L OBS, 91K miles. The vibration doesn't happen at all when driving, but when I brake, once I get close to stopping, the left tire vibrates a little, almost like its dragging. Ball joints are new, brakes are new, Ujoints and tie rods aren't budging. I've been looking online but haven't found anything with a similar problem. Anyone have any ideas on what I should be looking for?
 
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Old May 24, 2016 | 11:00 PM
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Warped rotors, and radious arm bushing are suspect.
 
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Old May 25, 2016 | 07:35 AM
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Well I can pretty much guarantee almost all the bushings are currently worn down in this thing. I've been buying energy suspension bushings to replace the bad ones slowly. I've hit a wall at the moment where a lot of stuff is breaking down on it that are a little more important and put the bushings on the back burner. I'll yank the tire off and look at the rotor too. It rained a lot here and I was gone for a week so I assumed there may have been some rust or buildup on the rotor that was temporary, but this is day three with it still happening so I think there is more to it than that.
 
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