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Front end bounce with new shocks

From : icpenguin

Q: icpenguin@yahoo.com says... i replaced my original shocks last year on my 97 1500 4x4 with some cheapo pro-comp es9000s. my front end started to bounce like crazy when i hit a bump at speeds over about 40mph to the point id have to stop the truck to get it back under control. i replaced the trackbar with the moog replacement i thought that might help but it didnt. i then went on ahead and had a front end alignment done and no improvement. i spent some more money and replaced the cheapos with the monroe sensatrac shocks. i figured that would probably correct it. nope. this is a stock truck no lift kit and and stock-sized tires. it seems like the front drivers side tire is bouncing like a basketball when it happens. ive double-checked air pressure in the tires and they seem ok. the tires are a couple of years old with maybe 20k on them goodyear something or other. any ideas on what to try i cant remember but is there a steering stabilizer on my old jeep grand cherokee it started shaking violently when i hit a frost heave or a bump over 40 or so. it scared the hell out of me when it happened the first time at 55 on the way home from work. after taking it to two dealers and an independent place they all told me the stabili

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From : bdk

on wed 31 aug 2005 212724 gmt denny wddodge@woh.rr.com wrote yep thats right. since roy posted about the gas prices going up prices in this area went from $2.54 on monday to $2.69 on tuesday to $3.10 today. i figure we all should head east if we have the bucks for the gas hunt down ole roy and stick his head in one of his beagle holes. vbfg denny why kill the messenger wabbit besides my foot isnt big enough it might get sucked in.. *eg* mac please remove splinters before emailing .

From : Annonymous

on tue 13 sep 2005 193411 +0100 jmc nogroupsspam@nojodibody.homeus wrote suddenly without warning mac davis exclaimed 13-sep-05 415 pm on tue 30 aug 2005 142603 -0400 roy roy@home.net wrote diesel jumped 20 cents to 2.79 from sunday night to monday morning. unfuckingbelievable! roy unleaded on the left coast is at $3.00 plus.... we just got back from a trip to washington & back.. 2000 mile round trip... it was less expensive to rent a car for 4 days and leave the ram home... pretty impressive rental for $25 a day... new pontiac grand am with a v-6 got 30+ mpg at posted speeds or higher.. mostly higher we ended up saving about $100 after the cost of the rental and putting 2000 miles on someone elses car.. mac please remove splinters before emailing petrol is up to the equivalent of nearly $7.50+/gal here in the uk average is 1.01/litre and theres a bit of a panic on since a fuel protest is being threatened. so people are panic buying and causing the very fuel shortage that theyre worried about. some local grocery store stations where petrol is cheapest have already run out. this just started today. petrol=gas and litre=liter i tend to spell the british way when talking about british stuff and the way i