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Post by bigburb on Sept 1, 2008 5:09:18 GMT -5
My suburban goes into the death wobble only between 25 and 35 miles per hour. I've replaced everything in the steering from the power steering pump, the gear box, drag link, steering arm, all the way to the last tie rod end. All that's left is the bearings, or maybe some off balanced tires, or maybe even something with the brakes but right now I'm clueless. It does have 4 inches of lift and I'm running 33" tires. If anyone has an idea I would appreciate the help.
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Post by 1985gmc on Sept 14, 2008 18:22:48 GMT -5
sometimes the tires can seperate and shake very bad. I thought my tires were going to fall off.. Worth checkin
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Post by bigburb on Sept 14, 2008 23:44:10 GMT -5
It ended up being my steering stabilizer and un balanced tires
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Post by Pontiac1976 on Sept 16, 2008 16:18:22 GMT -5
Good you got it fixed. the + is that your front end is all new must drive nice now. Thanks for telling us what it was. The best way some times is to eye ball the parts from under feel if there to loose or move more then they should, any holes that look bigger then they should with shiny steel showing. Most thing should be tight or little to no movement in them.
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Post by bonehead7101 on Jan 12, 2011 19:24:08 GMT -5
im sure this is an old topic but i have found some new info on this problem cause my 73 k10 just started doing this also.... so i found out from a friend with a lifted dodge diesel and has told me that straight axle trucks and lifted trucks are notorious for this. he also said that a lot of it is caused by the fact that i am running over sized tires and the steering arm is not sufficient enough to handle the strain of fighting the wheels when they wand to go a certain direction and that the best thing to do is to go to a dual shock dampened steering with the shocks going opposite directions. i was also told that the frame will actually begin to flex and sometimes bend when this is occurring. the last thing he said was that i should remove the rear traction bar/double shock setup in the rear of my truck so that when it does begin to shake some of it will transfer through to the back and the rear suspension will eat it up.
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Post by bonehead7101 on Jan 12, 2011 19:25:42 GMT -5
ps. mine only does it after i hit a substantial bump like train tracks or a pot hole and all of my front end components are good
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Post by 78mudbogger on Oct 31, 2011 0:35:25 GMT -5
It would be the steering stabilizer, i have the same problem and i just let my tires down to 8lbs psi and it dont shake anymore. but replacing the stabilizer.
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Post by faragaki on Nov 1, 2011 13:58:59 GMT -5
Check the ball joints, I'm sure there bad. Nobody ever checks the ball joints. Also 2 or 3 good "wobbles" at 35 - 40 mph and you’re looking at tie rods, drag link, wheel bearings and you’re going to get stress cracks. The hydraulic forces that sort of save the steering box from coming apart are the same ones that rip it off the frame. The force it takes to overcome the gyroscopic effect a 35" tire spinning at 40 mph generates, you’re going to get cracks. Maybe not right away, but your going to get cracks. Steering stabilizers are just a temp fix, it will come back. The entire front end needs to be tight, aligned and balanced to get rid of the shake. If everything is good you shouldn't even need a stabilizer.
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