Hydro is the single best model I've done, I used to fight steering every trip I went on till I put together a set up, I'm still open in the front too.
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“Dylan’s” 89. Back at it!
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89 Jimmy 6.0/4l80e/MAGNUM 205/d60/14bolt
What system did you use? I’m thinking I’d just get a West Texas kit. Box was already built and tapped by them.
I have a radiator hose on the stock pump, orfice is drilled out, and using the cooler that was under the rad support for more fluid. Ram is surplus center and the box is west Texas that I scored second hand.
So I’ve been wondering about the cooler, bc on the West Texas FAQ they don’t recommend running one. I currently don’t have a cooler because I’ve been planning on using their kit. I guess its one of those scenarios where I could run one if I really wanted to, but it’s not necessary...
The extra fluid is a good idea in my opinion
Welp kingpin spring eliminators are in and if that doesn’t fix the problem then I’m out of ideas. It takes some real force to turn the knuckles now where before they were extremely loose by comparison.
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Just to follow up an earlier post. Definitely torque u-bolts more than 45. 110 sounds right. They need to be tight as can be. That could definitely cause some movement.
I had the U-bolts torqued to 140, I believe. I meant the spring eye hanger bolt. Which I just used the Nvrenuf method the other day and gave them a little squish. Pretty certain that the main culprit was the king pin springs not having enough preload.
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Whoops. Wasn't reading close enough. Definitely not 110 on your shackles.
No more death wobble!!!
Now it leaks gear oil from the TC
Now it leaks gear oil from the TC
Its always something for the first little while. Just keep chasing down those gremlins!
I guess this is as good a place to ask this.
What exactly is happening when you say death wobble?
Personally I have had a few things happen that I could call that and they are different things.
The scariest was the truck leaning side to side getting worse to the point it was going to flip.
It was caused by loose ubolts after an axle swap.
Another was a shake of the wheels that didn't escalate just was annoying and it was from a bad caster angle after a spring over swap.
What exactly is happening when you say death wobble?
Personally I have had a few things happen that I could call that and they are different things.
The scariest was the truck leaning side to side getting worse to the point it was going to flip.
It was caused by loose ubolts after an axle swap.
Another was a shake of the wheels that didn't escalate just was annoying and it was from a bad caster angle after a spring over swap.
There was one particular spot in my road that once I hit it the front tires would start an escalating oscillation. No real mistaking that it was steering wobble. And I checked things and retested systematically to make sure I could determine the culprit. After installing the spring eliminators the wobble has disappeared.
I wasn't questioning your diagnosis.
Just trying to see what it is everyone is getting.
Is the oscillation slow or fast like a bent shopping cart caster?
It was a pretty quick. And the vehicle was only traveling at about 20mph
Ok
My symptoms only happen above 35 and the faster you go the worse it is.
It almost feels like a trailer fishtailing
Oh there was no accelerating with mine. It was a pretty violent wobble even at that low speed.
Fixed the title for ya....
You will come up with something soon now...That’s a good one
I’ll change it back then lol
