1997 Dodge Ram 'Death Wobble'

From : ram scouter

Q: my 1997 truck had recently developed a violent shake of the front end when im on the highway and approach speeds of 50 mph. it feels like the axels are going to come right off - very scary. ive heard what is described as a death wobble and that it might be caused by a worn track bar. does anybody know of any good resources that could verify this and show illustrations of where the trackbar is and how to fix thanks -mike k. .

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From : roy

my 1997 truck had recently developed a violent shake of the front end when im on the highway and approach speeds of 50 mph. it feels like the axels are going to come right off - very scary. ive heard what is described as a death wobble and that it might be caused by a worn track bar. does anybody know of any good resources that could verify this and show illustrations of where the trackbar is and how to fix thanks -mike k. here ya go!! www.lukeslink.com that should get ya started. roy .

From : snoman

on sat 8 jul 2006 120225 -0500 ram scouter oumike01@cox.net wrote my 1997 truck had recently developed a violent shake of the front end when im on the highway and approach speeds of 50 mph. it feels like the axels are going to come right off - very scary. ive heard what is described as a death wobble and that it might be caused by a worn track bar. does anybody know of any good resources that could verify this and show illustrations of where the trackbar is and how to fix thanks -mike k. let me guess it is a 4x4 that has bigger tires and maybe a lift too. you have what i call the caster death wooble. you can cure it with proper alignment. ----------------- the snoman www.thesnoman.com .

From : ram scouter

my truck is actually a 2wd dodge ram 1500. i have seen pictures of the stock trackbar on multiple sites including lukelink that roy suggested and i just dont see the trackbar. its not there at least the oem track bar isnt. snoman would your recommendation be the same if my car is a 2wd truck thanks everyone for your help. -mike on sat 8 jul 2006 120225 -0500 ram scouter oumike01@cox.net wrote my 1997 truck had recently developed a violent shake of the front end when im on the highway and approach speeds of 50 mph. it feels like the axels are going to come right off - very scary. ive heard what is described as a death wobble and that it might be caused by a worn track bar. does anybody know of any good resources that could verify this and show illustrations of where the trackbar is and how to fix thanks -mike k. let me guess it is a 4x4 that has bigger tires and maybe a lift too. you have what i call the caster death wooble. you can cure it with proper alignment. ----------------- the snoman www.thesnoman.com .

From : snoman

on sat 8 jul 2006 133100 -0500 ram scouter oumike01@cox.net wrote my truck is actually a 2wd dodge ram 1500. i have seen pictures of the stock trackbar on multiple sites including lukelink that roy suggested and i just dont see the trackbar. its not there at least the oem track bar isnt. snoman would your recommendation be the same if my car is a 2wd truck thanks everyone for your help. yes it can happen in a 2wd it is just more common on 4x4s. you have a combination of wear not enough caster and improper toe and these can cause it to shake like it is falling apart at certain speeds sometimes. it can get pretty violent sometimes too ----------------- the snoman www.thesnoman.com .

From : notme

-- | my 1997 truck had recently developed a violent shake of the front end when | im on the highway and approach speeds of 50 mph. it feels like the axels | are going to come right off - very scary. ive heard what is described as a | death wobble and that it might be caused by a worn track bar. does anybody | know of any good resources that could verify this and show illustrations of | where the trackbar is and how to fix depending on the milage it could be a lose frount end + a tire problem. out of round loss of a balance weight etc. .

From : snoman

on sun 9 jul 2006 214335 -0400 notme me@privacy.net wrote depending on the milage it could be a lose frount end + a tire problem. looseness of front end plays a roll but the frontend has to be unstable as well alignment for it to really shake. ----------------- the snoman www.thesnoman.com .