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Sway Bar Links=Death Wobble?S

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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 10:56 PM
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i have some wobble bc of my warped rotor (not looking forward to changing) so that explains my wobble when i hit my brakes but when i hit a big bump it has a death wobble. i replaced the track bar and steering stabilizer and it helped but still have a bad wobble. i no my sway bar links r shot, would that cause a wobble tho?
 
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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 10:57 PM
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no try your wheel brearings and ball joints i went without my sway bar links for 5 months and dever had a problem
 
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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 11:04 PM
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hm that sux, i figure ill do the wheel bearing and ujoints when i do the brakes since the axles gotta come out anyway
 
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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 11:07 PM
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the wheel bearings are $200 a piece and its the perfect time to replace them, u-joints are cake to do as long as you have a vise and a BFH, i used a shop press to install mine made it easy, ball joints should be done the same time beacsue you have to pull the wheel bearings and axle shafts off anyway, jack the truck up tomarrow and see if the wheel moves up or down if so new ball joints
 
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Old Dec 9, 2008 | 06:20 AM
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and ya mite look at your shocks too, i know on mine it would always be something, and remember in the book it says that the track bar is bad when you have .002 thoousands of play in the socket, figure that mess, stupid engineers
 
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Old Dec 9, 2008 | 12:07 PM
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Ya i had the death wobble problem on my truck too. I was able to correct it buy replacing all of my tie rod ends with new "Moog" tie rods, Dual steering stabalizers, and the steering stabalizer from Source Automotive. And I had the front tires balanced and since then I havent had any problems at all. I know moog parts are much more expensive but I tell you they are unmached in quality. Trust me Ive been there!! Spend the extra money, its worth it!! I went through two sets of tie rods, the first set was from the factory and the second set was from Dana through Napa Auto Parts. Niether of those held up. Hope this helps!
 
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Old Dec 9, 2008 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 94cummins12v
the wheel bearings are $200 a piece and its the perfect time to replace them, u-joints are cake to do as long as you have a vise and a BFH, i used a shop press to install mine made it easy, ball joints should be done the same time beacsue you have to pull the wheel bearings and axle shafts off anyway, jack the truck up tomarrow and see if the wheel moves up or down if so new ball joints
well im a mechanic at a dealership so i have access to the ujoint tool i no i make myself sound stupid but im a gm mechanic and they dont use straight axles anymore so im not very familier w/ them
 
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