death wobble with 35s why
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From: St George, SC I-95
Not true. Thats extremely similar to my problem before I put the washers in. If you read my tech article on the "trick" you will see that the larger tires throw the preload off in the kingpin. Its litterally a 30-45 min and $2 fix so before I go out and pay to have tires balanced Id give it a shot.
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well i know there use to be weights on the inside of the rim cause i can see were they use to be stuck on but there all gone, each wheel, so is it better to do the weights or the bag inside balance?? cause at $25 a wheel im not tryin to balance these things often,loL!
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yeah i mite try the bag balance, ive herd from 2 people that its not good though but they dont have big tires or have actually tried the bags so not sure what there basing off of though, they say they put those bags in and it explodes over like 10miles of driving and spreads out throughout the wheel, i dunno what would be better....
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From: Senoia, GA
Originally Posted by fordinmudd
ok so all i gotta do is get 3 or 4 bumper washers and put them on top of the king pins to tighten them up?i didnt see a pic on the link of the washers on top of the king pins..what size are bumper washers anyway?where do i buy bumper washers for this?im sure that have to be the right size correct?
a cheap way to balance out tires, and this is how i did it on my daily driver with 37's, throw in a handful of BB's (~12oz. or so). that should clear up any big balancing issue you may have. my ride is pretty dang smooth consideing the size of the truck and its main purpose (towing). plus no weights to knock off or peel off
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From: St George, SC I-95
The washers I used were Grade 8 7/8" washers. They fit perfect.
Dyna bead is the best/quietest to use but they are so expensive. BBs are cheap but sound like a waterfall when you stop
Fishy,
did you ever get that reamer?
Dyna bead is the best/quietest to use but they are so expensive. BBs are cheap but sound like a waterfall when you stop
Fishy,
did you ever get that reamer?
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From: St George, SC I-95
Yeah Fishy Id like to borrow it for a weekend if you dont mind. Youve got my email when youre ready to ship it. If its alright with you Ill send the shipping $$ back with the reamer along with some usage $$.
Thanks
Kris
Thanks
Kris
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Before you start throwing too much money at the problem, try this. Adjust the toe-in out a little. Actually set it with toe-out. About 1/8" out. THis isnt enough to cause it to wander. Just enough to load the wheels. It may cure your little wobble.
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From: Whately, Ma
I had the death wobble on my '95 F250 with a swapped '86 kingpin D60 and 37s. I replaced everything imaginable, and still had the problem. Turned out my tires were out of balance. I have to run 4 steering stabilizers to cover up the problem. In some death wobble cases heavy mud on the inside of the rim is to blame, as it causes an unbalanced weight on the wheel.
