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Old Aug 26, 2004 | 04:40 PM
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'98 F150 problem HELP!!

Whats up guys,
When I'm on the highway driving around 60-65 miles and I hit a bump or small hole or something my truck starts shaking pretty badly side to side and doesn't stop until I slow the truck down. It's a 98 F150 4x4. It is not fishtailing, but it seems like the tires, or one tire, is bouncing and doesnt stop. Any ideas?
 
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Old Aug 26, 2004 | 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Grendal
Whats up guys,
When I'm on the highway driving around 60-65 miles and I hit a bump or small hole or something my truck starts shaking pretty badly side to side and doesn't stop until I slow the truck down. It's a 98 F150 4x4. It is not fishtailing, but it seems like the tires, or one tire, is bouncing and doesnt stop. Any ideas?
Have you checked all your lug nuts with the tires off the ground? You may have been the victim of vandals.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2004 | 05:36 PM
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I havent checked my lug nuts but I dropped the truck off at my Ford dealer for a few days and they checked everything underneath and said they found absolutely no problem. They want me to take a test drive with the mechanic but the problem is is that it isn't consistent, it only happens once in a while, probably once or twice a week. They also told me they have no idea as to what it could be. Would tires cause such a problem?
 
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Old Aug 26, 2004 | 05:48 PM
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Check wheel balance and shocks.
Sounds like an imbalance which gets amplified by harmonics, and the shock absorber is too weak to correct for it.
 
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Grendal
Whats up guys,
When I'm on the highway driving around 60-65 miles and I hit a bump or small hole or something my truck starts shaking pretty badly side to side and doesn't stop until I slow the truck down. It's a 98 F150 4x4. It is not fishtailing, but it seems like the tires, or one tire, is bouncing and doesnt stop. Any ideas?
Sounds like bad lower ball joints. Have it checked. Front end inspections are free at most alignment shops.
 
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