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Old 08-14-2010, 11:24 AM
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slight shimmy in front end

I have a slight shimmy in the front end between 55 to 60 mph. Its like the front end is going back and forth, i guess considered the death wobble. My question is would buying a set of dual steering stabilizers help this problem ? its annoying cause it causes the whole truck to vibrate a little. are there any other soultions to this problem? thanks everybody
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My first thing to check when there is a wobble/shimmy is the tires raidal run out and road force. But there are a crap ton of things that can cause the "death wobble". You need to "shake down" the whole steering system of your truck and check king pins, frame, gear box....ext.
I'm repairing my death wobbel right now. My drivers side sping hanger was broken up bad and the frame was cracked. But that was my truck you may not have that problem? Good Luck
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Check the u-joints.
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ok thanks. any other suggestions ?
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