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Old 03-14-2013, 09:14 PM
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Hey im looking at a truck this weekend to possible buy, it a 1995 Ram 2500. 5.9 12 valve, 4x4. ive heard of the death wobble and this truck has 256,000 miles on her, automatic tranny. im going to drive it but i want to crawl underneath it and look at the front end, what would be some signs of this truck getting the death wobble? would all do i need to look for underneath her. thanks!
 
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Old 03-14-2013, 09:47 PM
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Trac Bar, Ball joints, pretty much everything underthere should be relativly tight.
 
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Old 03-22-2013, 09:20 PM
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all that causes the Death wobble is that sideways shock in the front end.It is under 100 bucks here in Canada
 
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all that causes the Death wobble is that sideways shock in the front end.It is under 100 bucks here in Canada
There is a little more to death wobble then that.
 
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Old 03-24-2013, 07:26 PM
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Oh man, if only that was all there was to it...



Regardless, chances are it does have it and unless you're paying top dollar it shouldn't be a deal breaker. Fixing it takes a little doing, but it's fairly well documented.
 
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