Death Wobble

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  1. ast123

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    About 2 months ago I got my truck serviced and tires rotated. Right after the service I noticed my truck had a HORRIBLE wobble between 50 and 60 MPH. I thought it was just because the tires had worn unevenly and once they got worn down in the new locations it would go away. But now 2,000 miles later it's still wobbling and it seems like its getting worse. Any ideas? I run on 35" mud tires so I know its gonna wobble and shake some but this is much worse than its ever been. The steering wheel will darn near shake out my hand. Thanks in advance!
     
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    Tie rod or rims were not seated properly when put back on

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    wheel bearings first..then tie rods and tie rod ends..then check tire balance and steering box..then check ball joints and struts...you can find the problem by jacking up the front end and shaking your tires...check for movment side to side and top to bottom...let me know what you and we can narrow it down from there
     
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    I just set an appointment to get my truck serviced tomorrow. My aunt owns a good year store so I'm gonna see if they can fix it. If its still not fixed tomorrow I'll get with you batman and figure it out. Thanks!
     
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    i'd say tires are not balanced correctly. These bigger tires are heavy and hard to balance. I get my lovely death wobble at exactly 70mph. welcome to the club :jester:


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    :peace: its whAT I do bro...i'm the family mechanic...:birgits_tiredcoffee
     

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