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Old May 21, 2012 | 09:34 PM
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Wondering if anyone has had this happen, truck goes straight down the road with no noise, but when I turn I hear a pop coming from the front end. I know what all it could be, just trying to pin point it quickly.
 
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Old May 21, 2012 | 09:38 PM
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U joints first guess
 
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Old May 21, 2012 | 10:04 PM
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If you would man, fill out your signature so we know what er're working with. check your pitman arm and hub bearings
 
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Old May 21, 2012 | 10:06 PM
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I forgot to mention that this started to happen after I installed a leveling kit without new shocks. I got the death wobble on the interstate pretty bad 3 times before I tucked my tail and limped home. Now I have new bigger shocks to hopefully solve the death bounce!
 
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Old May 21, 2012 | 10:09 PM
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you need to inspect everything in the front end...............jack it up from the frame so it hangs loose and check everything for slop
 
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Old May 21, 2012 | 10:16 PM
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most of the time its a little bit of this and that that adds up to your problem.
 
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Old May 22, 2012 | 08:29 AM
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Trac bar, bushings in control arms, ect.. but like whit said jack it up and give everything a wiggle.
 
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Old May 24, 2012 | 11:49 AM
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Yup id check every component in the front end... Usually the trac bar is the cause of death wobble
 
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Old Jun 4, 2012 | 08:34 PM
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Ok, Everything feels tight except the drag link bar. Both tires move in sequence, but I took it off to look as the ball joints at each end. Lucky I did. One of the joints seemed to be chewed up inside. I'm replacing the bar, sleeve, and tie rod.
 
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Old Jun 4, 2012 | 10:34 PM
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Look into some upgraded parts if you want to do it right, the oem stuff is trash and will wear out fairly quick. I can send you some links if you are interested.
 
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