Death wobble
From : Annonymous
Q: in he last week or so i have noticed a wobble in the front end the steering shifts from right to left rapidly. usually after hitting a bump but sometime during breaking. the front end has been repaired tie rod stabilizer etc. i remember something about lukes link but could not find the post. will this work on a 2500 i am running 32s but wanted to get 35s next time. this happens at speeds less than 35 mph. -- billy 1995 ram 2500 4x4 cummins .
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From : roy
in he last week or so i have noticed a wobble in the front end the steering shifts from right to left rapidly. usually after hitting a bump but sometime during breaking. the front end has been repaired tie rod stabilizer etc. i remember something about lukes link but could not find the post. will this work on a 2500 i am running 32s but wanted to get 35s next time. this happens at speeds less than 35 mph. here ya go www.lukeslink.com roy -- billy 1995 ram 2500 4x4 cummins .
From : snoman
on sun 9 apr 2006 161639 gmt krenelka@bowie-cass-ssac.com wrote in he last week or so i have noticed a wobble in the front end the steering shifts from right to left rapidly. usually after hitting a bump but sometime during breaking. the front end has been repaired tie rod stabilizer etc. i remember something about lukes link but could not find the post. will this work on a 2500 i am running 32s but wanted to get 35s next time. this happens at speeds less than 35 mph. think what you want but it is caused by in stabilty in the front axle. if is cause by caster/camber/toe alignment issues and when the right combo is acchieved oscillation can set it and get quite violent at times. i would also check you front axles pivot pins for tightness given its age and the fact that there is a 1300lb motor on front riding on it too which does not help its lifespan either. you need to find the cause and cure it correctly. ----------------- the snoman www.thesnoman.com .
From : carolina watercraft works
or here http//www.dtprofab.com/dodge.htm -- ------------------------------------------ laszlo almasi ----cool toys formerly carolina watercraft works ----mack daddy trailers ----ice angels in he last week or so i have noticed a wobble in the front end the steering shifts from right to left rapidly. usually after hitting a bump but sometime during breaking. the front end has been repaired tie rod stabilizer etc. i remember something about lukes link but could not find the post. will this work on a 2500 i am running 32s but wanted to get 35s next time. this happens at speeds less than 35 mph. here ya go www.lukeslink.com roy -- billy 1995 ram 2500 4x4 cummins .
From : nosey
think what you want but it is caused by in stabilty in the front axle. if is cause by caster/camber/toe alignment issues and when the right combo is acchieved oscillation can set it and get quite violent at times. i would also check you front axles pivot pins for tightness given its age and the fact that there is a 1300lb motor on front riding on it too which does not help its lifespan either. you need to find the cause and cure it correctly. most often the track bar *is* the cause and the lukes link or dt pro fab kit *is* the way to cure it correctly. -- ken .
From : tom debbie heintz
or here http//www.dtprofab.com/dodge.htm -- ------------------------------------------ laszlo almasi ----cool toys formerly carolina watercraft works ----mack daddy trailers ----ice angels in he last week or so i have noticed a wobble in the front end the steering shifts from right to left rapidly. usually after hitting a bump but sometime during breaking. the front end has been repaired tie rod stabilizer etc. i remember something about lukes link but could not find the post. will this work on a 2500 i am running 32s but wanted to get 35s next time. this happens at speeds less than 35 mph. here ya go www.lukeslink.com roy -- billy 1995 ram 2500 4x4 cummins thanks for the links gents. i replaced the bad ball joints on the drivers side and still had a front end shake. checking tonight showed play in the ball joint end of the track bar. i guess after 161000 miles i shouldnt be too surprised. peace tom .
From : snoman
no tom im not. you two always spun the blame towards me for the strife between myself and you guys and when i make a gesture of peace one of you will pull this kind of crap and then spin it into being my fault again. you just cant ignore them so you havent noticed t-bones attempts to start new arguments not really. i saw where he commented on a mpg thing but that was it. its one of many but i dont expect or ask anyone to look for them i just thought you might have noticed. one of many give me a break. you were simply wrong and i pointed it out no name calling or attacks. guess what now its google archived as to who is responsible and who supported the insult you. you are playing the blame game with....... no one of importance but by replying the insulting addy is recorded for posterity. roy have you forgotten the number of times youve told me to shut up/not reply/ignore/etc. while letting them alone in those arguments no budd i have not. you have made a believer out of me it is futility to suggest that you ignore. you have several times bg but my point is made i will respond if i think i need to. it is not a matter of responding budd it is how you respond that matters. why is that since you asked ill answer after i answer your other questions is it my religious beliefs no my political choices no the color of my hair no it is my foolish attempt to suggest to you that not get worked up and start your usual response to a person that you feel that disagreed with you or to use your word attacked. rest assured when you go off on sombody i shant attempt to quell the flames again. but you still did not answer the question why have you never told t-bone or theguy to not reply because unlike you we dont over react the way you do and i doubt that he really cares if i make a fool out of myself but he is trying to stop you from doing it. if anyone should have been quiet it should have been you because you took the advice you wanted to give me . . .again.. i dont really follow the above. but if you meant that i should have ignored your response to tg or tb you are 100% correct. sorry i dropped a word or two. it should have read if anyone should have been quiet it should have been you because you should have taken the advice you wanted to give me . . .again.. so now what do you clowns continue your attacks do you continue your hatred and bigotries that is a bit over dramatic imo. yes in your opinion. in my opinion it was necessary. as for me do your worst. i do want to thank you tom for honing my skills at ignoring bigoted idiots like yourself and theguy. are you sure that the guy it is not a spoof the original didnt operate in that manner also the verbiage is different. i dont really care as it could be a case of theguy changing his verbage to disguise himself. seems i was wrong it was the guy hell he even apologized. of course he responded to your post. then he negated the apology with the next paragraph. it looks more like he reacted to your ignorant over-reaction. please take a deep breath and relax for a bit or i might be the oldest old fart here.g roy i believe you already are. im not 60 yet and iirc you are over 60 right nah not 60 yet. ill be 60 in february 07. roy i really did not need your input on this well ya got it live with it it wasnt harmful. are you sure my hand would have been stinging from the slapping if i handed jerked it back. ;^ and was going to read but ignore any further postings from those two. may i go back to that now it may have all been nothing more than t-bone using it to start an argument. i dont see where tb was attempting to start an argument. budd i thought you were kidding too. nope. i wasnt kidding. he says he uses my name as a profanity a curse word. maybe it means nothing to you but it means a lot to me. how exactly did he use your name as a profanity you should have left it alone imho. you should follow your own advive imho as should have you my friend. vbg yes i do consider you a friend roy. you and i can and have disagreed without the name calling etc. that tb and tg seem to require. if we do insult the other we can apologize without renegging on the apology and the other can accept it. more complete bs. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .
From : tom debbie heintz
or here http//www.dtprofab.com/dodge.htm -- ------------------------------------------ laszlo almasi ----cool toys formerly carolina watercraft works ----mack daddy trailers ----ice angels in he last week or so i have noticed a wobble in the front end the steering shifts from right to left rapidly. usually after hitting a bump but sometime during breaking. the front end has been repaired tie rod stabilizer etc. i remember something about lukes link but could not find the post. will this work on a 2500 i am running 32s but wanted to get 35s next time. this happens at speeds less than 35 mph. here ya go www.lukeslink.com roy -- billy 1995 ram 2500 4x4 cummins thanks for the links gents. i replaced the bad ball joints on the drivers side and still had a front end shake. checking tonight showed play in the ball joint end of the track bar. i guess after 161000 miles i shouldnt be too surprised. peace tom i got the lukes link installed last night and its great! what a great difference from before. thanks again for the reference gents. tom .
From : nosey
snoman wrote on sun 9 apr 2006 215850 -0400 nosey kfrei43@removethis.hotmail.com wrote think what you want but it is caused by in stabilty in the front axle. if is cause by caster/camber/toe alignment issues and when the right combo is acchieved oscillation can set it and get quite violent at times. i would also check you front axles pivot pins for tightness given its age and the fact that there is a 1300lb motor on front riding on it too which does not help its lifespan either. you need to find the cause and cure it correctly. most often the track bar *is* the cause and the lukes link or dt pro fab kit *is* the way to cure it correctly. it is the way to put a bandaid on it not cure it. you must treat the cause not the symptoms. rather than trying to keep a unstable frontend to woobling through tigher linkages you need to make frontend stable to begin with. while it is truw that modern fighter aircraft are made to be dynamically unstable for quicker control input responce you do not whant a dynaicaly unstable front end on you 4x4. it need to be stabilized on its own and when so stabiled when linkage looseness occusr the steering gets sloppy no wobbly. i understand your point about the importance of correct alignment but i dont think that is going to cure the death-wobble problem. it doesnt matter how good your alignment is if the track bar is worn out it will still have the wobble. -- ken .