Wheel hop: alignment? shocks? or ???

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Oct 30, 2003 | 08:45 AM

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Wheel hop: alignment? shocks? or ???

I noticed some front end wheel hop on my truck while going over some ruts and minor pot holes in the roads. The truck has 57K on it. Think it's the shocks? The alignment seems just a bit like it's pulling to the right. Could it be both? or something else in the suspension?

Thanks again everyone! (told you I'd have lots of questions!!! LOL)

Daryl

Oct 30, 2003 | 09:41 AM

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I'd say at nearly 60K your shocks are likely giving it up. SD's are sprung pretty stiff, and yor shocks need to be in good shape to handle the forces created.

I'd take em off, check their condition, and if you have any doubts, replace the shocks while you've got them off, THEN get an alignment.

Waxy