Rough ride.
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Trucks ride rough. Personally I would not go below an E-rated tire for my truck and I don't air down below 60 psi either.
If you want to soften the ride of your truck you can try some different shocks or always keep a few hundred pounds in the bed. I know you can buy a bladder for the bed to fill with water/sand for weight.
If you want to soften the ride of your truck you can try some different shocks or always keep a few hundred pounds in the bed. I know you can buy a bladder for the bed to fill with water/sand for weight.
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Trucks ride rough. Personally I would not go below an E-rated tire for my truck and I don't air down below 60 psi either.
If you want to soften the ride of your truck you can try some different shocks or always keep a few hundred pounds in the bed. I know you can buy a bladder for the bed to fill with water/sand for weight.
If you want to soften the ride of your truck you can try some different shocks or always keep a few hundred pounds in the bed. I know you can buy a bladder for the bed to fill with water/sand for weight.
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Yup...sounds like you got yourself a truck! It's gonna ride rough. It's what trucks do. Keep in mind that all the efforts to ease the ride will also reduce the mileage you get. There's always trade-offs.
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. I have a mouth piece hanging from the mirror for the rough parts of the interstate.
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Well there might be a bit more to my prob. I'd noticed I needed an alignment, the right front tire was wearing pretty bad on the outside edge, and had no idea why. I'd not been off road at all, and because of the rough ride I drive it pretty slow. I had also noticed it kind of wandered on the road, it was always risky to look off the road for more than a few seconds as constant small corrections were needed. Also twice now, hitting a bump on the interstate, especially in a curve would cause it to start a really violent and dangerous shaking / oscillation that would require heavy braking to get back under control. The first time it happened I thought for sure I'd had a blowout. There was also a constant slight vibration while driving. It only has 23000 miles, so I took it in yesterday and was told the vibration has been an issue. Also a few other little probs. A squealing rear brake, and a squeal related to wind hitting the front just right, that seems to come through the ac / heater system. Anyway I'm hoping maybe some of what they do might help the ride.
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Well there might be a bit more to my prob. I'd noticed I needed an alignment, the right front tire was wearing pretty bad on the outside edge, and had no idea why. I'd not been off road at all, and because of the rough ride I drive it pretty slow. I had also noticed it kind of wandered on the road, it was always risky to look off the road for more than a few seconds as constant small corrections were needed. Also twice now, hitting a bump on the interstate, especially in a curve would cause it to start a really violent and dangerous shaking / oscillation that would require heavy braking to get back under control. The first time it happened I thought for sure I'd had a blowout. There was also a constant slight vibration while driving. It only has 23000 miles, so I took it in yesterday and was told the vibration has been an issue. Also a few other little probs. A squealing rear brake, and a squeal related to wind hitting the front just right, that seems to come through the ac / heater system. Anyway I'm hoping maybe some of what they do might help the ride.
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Google DEATH WOBBLE and search it on YouTube. It’s a combination of steering components that are worn out causing excessive play when combined with a sudden bump everything starts fighting the other …violently. Slowing down settles everything back down until the next bump. Check TRE, BJ’s, Draglink, pitman arm, gear box, CA’s bushings etc. Most of these parts require more than just looking at them...put the truck on jack stands, have a buddy turn the steering wheel SLOWLY while you look for excessive play.
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Found this on a different forum---- There's a TSB 07-10-10 in regards to your issue.. Ford is already aware of the problem.. If all the check points are spec, reducing the caster to the low limit usually will correct the issue..