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Damn I jinxed myself

sandawgk5

sandawgk5

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I was riding home yesterday about 35 and someone pulled out in front of me and I had to stab the brakes. Lets just say that the DW was so bad that my wrist is sore from how bad it shook:doah: . I rebuilt everything except replacing the kingpins themselves and I have preloaded the bushings with 2 spring cups and 1 fender washer. I do have airsoft pellets for balancing and am wondering if stabbing the brakes caused the beads to spin and become unbalanced causing the shake. This is the first time I have experienced this and I drive on the freeway alot. Any help would be appreciated should I just bite the bullet and replace the kingpins:crazy: .


Thanks

Ira
 
Go buy a stabiliser and see if that helps. Your kingpins were pretty tight IIRC.
Or we could try my stabiliser on your someday.
 
How are the TRE's and DLE's? Pretty weird to get DW under heavy braking, it usually happens while driving along and hitting a bump in the road...then braking hard is the only way to stop it.

I run a stock single stabilizer. In your case if you don't have a stabilzer at all I'd try one.

Rene
 
OK Thanks. Ya I dont have one and they are not expensive so I guess I oughta get one. It def would not stop doing it until I was well below 5 MPH and almost stopped at a stop sign. All of my ends are tight. I prolly should go through and recheck all of the nuts and bolts in the suspension for tightness also. I am gonna take it down the road today and see if it does it again but I will still put a stabilizer on anyhow it cant hurt.

Ira
 
I would put a new springs and 2 fender washers in on each side and that should take care of it.
 
Chaddy said:
I would put a new springs and 2 fender washers in on each side and that should take care of it.
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The springs have less than 500 miles on them and only one wheelin trip they are brand new. And they are already preloaded with the same thickness as 2 fender washers.

Ira
 
How are the bushings Ira? Maybe you're running too much preload and the bushings are done?

Rene
 
tRustyK5 said:
How are the bushings Ira? Maybe you're running too much preload and the bushings are done?

Rene
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I am not sure, I guess I could pull them and see. Also, after the last wheelin trip, basically a shake down run after all of the mods, I think the suspension has settled in or something cause my steering wheel is about 1/4 turn from being centered.

I think I should check all suspension bolts, center the wheel and then check the bushings. I had it on the highway today up to 65 and had no problems at all:dunno: . I still have some brake vibes that seem to be from the rear, could the pulsations sent back through the system cause the wobble in the front? I guess I need to go to the yard while I am on leave and locate some caddy calipers. I refuse to pull the drums just to put them back on ya know if they are off might as wheel go disc:D .

Ira
 
sandawgk5 said:
I am not sure, I guess I could pull them and see. Also, after the last wheelin trip, basically a shake down run after all of the mods, I think the suspension has settled in or something cause my steering wheel is about 1/4 turn from being centered.

I think I should check all suspension bolts, center the wheel and then check the bushings. I had it on the highway today up to 65 and had no problems at all:dunno: . I still have some brake vibes that seem to be from the rear, could the pulsations sent back through the system cause the wobble in the front? I guess I need to go to the yard while I am on leave and locate some caddy calipers. I refuse to pull the drums just to put them back on ya know if they are off might as wheel go disc:D .

Ira
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Steering box loose? Frame cracked? Do you have the brace and all that installed? The last time wheelin caused my steering wheel to move was well before I ever installed the brace, the weld on kit etc etc.

Rene
 
tRustyK5 said:
Steering box loose? Frame cracked? Do you have the brace and all that installed? The last time wheelin caused my steering wheel to move was well before I ever installed the brace, the weld on kit etc etc.

Rene
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Ya I have both the weld in and the bolt in brace but I prolly should check the box bolts for tightness also. I had no cracks in the frame when we welded on the brace either. I have 2 weeks off from work so I will get some of this checked out and hopefully get it figured out.

Ira
 
Check the nuts holding down the steering arm too. I had those loosen on me on the drive down to Moab a few years ago. Couldn't figure out why the truck was wandering so bad...then sheared three of them off exiting lower Helldorado.:doah:

Rene
 
tRustyK5 said:
Check the nuts holding down the steering arm too. I had those loosen on me on the drive down to Moab a few years ago. Couldn't figure out why the truck was wandering so bad...then sheared three of them off exiting lower Helldorado.:doah:

Rene
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Thanks I'll check that as mine seems to want to wander now and it never did before.:doah:

Ira
 
Wow it is amazing how loose the steering is when the pitman arm nut loosens up and lets the pitman arm work its way off the splines:doah: . I got almost 1.5 turns on that damn nut before I could not move it anymore. Now the steering is back to normal, well normal for my truck:D . Thanks for the input

Ira
 
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