at my wits end with this front end
#1
at my wits end with this front end
like a typical dodge owner i've had it with this crappy front end and im about to take the truck into a field and light it on fire.
trying to eliminate the bounce/wobble in the front end.. so far..
I replaced the tierods, aligned then
adjusted the steering box, huge help
all new wheel bearings
full kingpin rebuild
tires balanced
new drag link
new steering shaft
tires properly inflated and the duals in the rear are properly aligned
sway bar links are good
rims centered using the cone lugnuts
and its still bouncy.... the whole dash vibrates, but I feel it less in the wheel now. wtf am I missing?
trying to eliminate the bounce/wobble in the front end.. so far..
I replaced the tierods, aligned then
adjusted the steering box, huge help
all new wheel bearings
full kingpin rebuild
tires balanced
new drag link
new steering shaft
tires properly inflated and the duals in the rear are properly aligned
sway bar links are good
rims centered using the cone lugnuts
and its still bouncy.... the whole dash vibrates, but I feel it less in the wheel now. wtf am I missing?
#2
people are probably sick of me saying this because i post it every time someone has loose feeling front end but.... did you properly torque your wheel bearings? i didnt once and the tires would rock back and forth quite a bit.
if not that, my guess would be something in the suspension like leaf spring bushings or a cracked frame around the steering box?
if not that, my guess would be something in the suspension like leaf spring bushings or a cracked frame around the steering box?
#4
wheel bearing thing caught me once.. so i took it as a good time to replace em all.
no cracks i can find by the box.
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where at? 4x4 is not engaged so even with 6month old ujoints (all on the truck), there not spinning up front.
no cracks i can find by the box.
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where at? 4x4 is not engaged so even with 6month old ujoints (all on the truck), there not spinning up front.
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#5
and have you had someone check the balance on your tires lately?
#6
run with the hubs unlocked, and i just had it all apart over the past 2 days and its pretty apparent none of it has been spinning.
guess I can have balance checked again, NTB is gonna get rid of their lifetime balancing option as much as I bring em back to be checked .
further info. the shocks are the better parts store ones, forget what brand tho.
the front springs are starting to sag, bushings r good they look newer.
guess I can have balance checked again, NTB is gonna get rid of their lifetime balancing option as much as I bring em back to be checked .
further info. the shocks are the better parts store ones, forget what brand tho.
the front springs are starting to sag, bushings r good they look newer.
Last edited by Budgreen; 06-27-2010 at 07:38 PM.
#7
run with the hubs unlocked, and i just had it all apart over the past 2 days and its pretty apparent none of it has been spinning.
guess I can have balance checked again, NTB is gonna get rid of their lifetime balancing option as much as I bring em back to be checked .
further info. the shocks are the better parts store ones, forget what brand tho.
the front springs are starting to sag, bushings r good they look newer.
guess I can have balance checked again, NTB is gonna get rid of their lifetime balancing option as much as I bring em back to be checked .
further info. the shocks are the better parts store ones, forget what brand tho.
the front springs are starting to sag, bushings r good they look newer.
#8
the front driveline should still spin when 4x4 is not engaged. but without the hubs locked it wont spin the axle shafts to put the power to the ground. just try taking it out (its free, and easy) and seeing what it does. if it still does it throw it back in it wont cost you anything but 15 minutes of time.
#9
Most new trucks do, they unlock in the transfer case only but the so called "automatic hubs" are just hubs that are locked all the time. Some Toyotas unlock in the front differential to I think. With the old maunal locking hubs, as long as the hubs are unlocked and the transfer case is in 2wd the drive shaft or front end should not spin at all
#10