prerunner1982
06-12-2012, 11:43 PM
I recently put 30" Mud Kings all around. Since then when I am turning regardless of how fast I am going the tires wobble side to side, I can feel it in the steering wheel. It reminds me of a slow speed death wobble, obviously not as violent but the same motion.
It is not locked in 4wd and happens regardless of how tight I am turning so I do not think it is the axle shaft ujoints that are binding.
I was having DW issues due to mismatched front tires and putting matching tires on the front has helped significantly, except as the speed goes up it because more unstable and DW increases.
To reiterate, had DW, put on matching tires, DW goes away mostly, but slow speed wobble while turning appears.
I also have noticed when driving down my road (1/2 mile dirt road in poor condition) that when I go over a bump my tires wobble. This happened even before I put the new tires on. I typically don't recommend a steering stabilizer for a front suspension/steering issue, but in this case I think I may need one.
When I was putting the new tires on the wheel bearings and tie rods seemed fine and there did not appear to be any slack in the steering box though it does appear to have a small seep around the shaft the pitman arm attaches to.
What do you guys think?
It is not locked in 4wd and happens regardless of how tight I am turning so I do not think it is the axle shaft ujoints that are binding.
I was having DW issues due to mismatched front tires and putting matching tires on the front has helped significantly, except as the speed goes up it because more unstable and DW increases.
To reiterate, had DW, put on matching tires, DW goes away mostly, but slow speed wobble while turning appears.
I also have noticed when driving down my road (1/2 mile dirt road in poor condition) that when I go over a bump my tires wobble. This happened even before I put the new tires on. I typically don't recommend a steering stabilizer for a front suspension/steering issue, but in this case I think I may need one.
When I was putting the new tires on the wheel bearings and tie rods seemed fine and there did not appear to be any slack in the steering box though it does appear to have a small seep around the shaft the pitman arm attaches to.
What do you guys think?