huntingman2706217

Its always had 37s on it since i got it... ive got 160 thousand miles and this summer ive already replaced both front hub assemblies ($300 each) because the bearing blew up... i stuck dual stabalizers on it to try and help alittle with some rough riding and now have the H1 2 piece steel wheels on it... but since balancing them has been not possible with a normal machine... the bouncing hasnt been that bad but recently got pretty bad... to the point where if i took the stabalizers off i think i would get DW with no problem... i went today and had them add sand in the tires to balance them out... didnt help... checke the front end... got a bad drivers tie rod on the drivers side... FOR SURE... the ball joints do have very very VERY little play in them upper and lower... maybe 1/16th of an inch. i can stick my head out the window and watch the tires when they wobble go side to side... not up and down... so wouldnt this mainly be caused by the tie rod joint and not the ball joints? the ball joints are all dry around them as if they are in good condition... unlike the tie rod which has grease everywhere... im wondering if i need to replace the upper and lower ball joints as well as the tie rod? my year model shares the same parts as a 09 so there high as crap... but i dont want to change the tie rod... get it aligned... then it not fix my wobbling everywhere... Thanks for any help... i know most vehicles share the same setups pretty much so i know there some people here that have done ball joints all there lives...



P.S. they want $800 to do the ball joints and tierod... i can do the tie rod myself and there $45... then take it to get aligned... dont have a ball joint press...

Iant333

You can rent a press from alot of auto parts stores, and besides having a decent set of instruction if you dont know what you are doing, its not very hard to do balljoints.

huntingman2706217

yeah i called around and they averaged $75 each (4)... plus if i did them then i would have to drive it about 20 miles to the alignment shop... killer on MT's... freakin high...

xjrev10

fyi- a tire known tire issue is not called death wobble. Death wobble is when your front axle moves back and forth so bad that you cannot even control the rig. These trucks are known for the common "jeep" death wobble because of the same suspension design.

huntingman2706217

death wobble is when the front end goes crazy and you cannot control it hardly... i dont care what setup it is... if to wobbles up and down or left and right... thats why its not jeep death wobble... or dodge death wobble... its death wobble... meaning it wobbles so much you could die...

Darn Yanks... lol... just pickin... all my families in MN and WI... there Yanks too... hehehe

xjrev10

well im proud to be from the north and this flys everyday at my house....

huntingman2706217

lol... havent seen that one... my wife wont let me put a rebel flag up... scared of getting a drive by with acouple nine mil mils... lol

xjrev10

gotcha

huntingman2706217

my sister lives in MN with my parents she was raised down here though... you should see all the stickers on her redneck lookin 02 z71... im suprized she hasnt been banned from the state... my other sister moved up there with her jacked ups10 blazer... you guys cant do crap for aftermarket lifts and stuff to your vehicles... they nailed her with all kinds of tickets... i want to drive my 03 cummins 4 door long bed on 37's up there... bet people would freak out... lol... one day when i can afford to do that vs. the wifes 08 altima i guess ill go turn heads... i dont think they can get me if im registered in GA...

huntingman2706217

yeah... weve been married since july and she already says the place looks like a JY... lol... i told her its a good thing the yard is mine and the kitchen is hers...