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Laughing Gas
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Thanx for your reply - You are one of several commenters (this forum and others) that have indicated the track bar - more particularly, the bushing on one end and the ball joint on the other - was the item to check. There are some who said that replacing track bar bushing/ball joint solved their problem. I've had two shops look at the steering linkage so far and neither one of them said they could find anything loose. There is a YouTube video by a guy who replaced the ball joint of his truck's track bar and found it worn out once he removed it from its mount. He said the wear wasn't obvious until he got it out and was able to inspect it. If the wobble returns, then the track bar is the next thing on my list.
1) Proper alignment. He gives the correct specs for the alignment that are different from the factory specs. (see attached)
2) Track bar bushing replacement
3) Shocks
This is assuming your tire pressures are good and your tires aren't worn below 3/32" and have been properly balanced.
Tuned
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From: NE Oklahoma
That's a very informative video, I've seen it before.........Bill speaks about increasing caster to fix the front end vibration. It's not easy to get 3 degrees of caster on these trucks and requires modifying and stalling aftermarket parts.
Laughing Gas
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Which parts would need to be replaced or modified?
Tuned
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Laughing Gas
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I would say that in the video mentioned above the culprit was most likely loose parts, bad tires, and improper alignment. The upgrades, IMO, weren't necessary.
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Thanks. I should point out that these upgrades (shims) are important but not necessary to cure the death wobble.
I would say that in the video mentioned above the culprit was most likely loose parts, bad tires, and improper alignment. The upgrades, IMO, weren't necessary.
I would say that in the video mentioned above the culprit was most likely loose parts, bad tires, and improper alignment. The upgrades, IMO, weren't necessary.
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