Keith_J
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Sway bars are lateral differential springs, plain and simple.
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If you are going to reply just do so from experience and not guess at it or post what you find elsewhere on the internet. Nobody slammed you, just pointed out that you were wrong in your description. You would not want to ask a question and receive bad info would you?Why do I even reply to threads here?
Well Rick, if this is not a slam, I don't know what is.If you are going to reply just do so from experience and not guess at it or post what you find elsewhere on the internet. Nobody slammed you, just pointed out that you were wrong in your description. You would not want to ask a question and receive bad info would you?
Rick
Any luck with your truck? Don't be distracted by the sway bar/torsion bar discussion since it doesn't apply to a stock M1028.Hi all.
I've had my m1028 for a couple years and it has always had the occasional death wobble - and just so there isn't any confusion - when I would hit a bump just right I would get VIOLENT shaking of the truck with the steering wheel pulling side to side until I slowed down enough for it to stop.
In the past it would only happen occasionally.
I replaced the steering stabilizer and the Tie rod (garage said it was bent). And that seemed to really help it - but would still occasionally do it.
I purchased the king bin spring/bushing kit - but didn't get around to putting them in as the death shake was still pretty sporadic.
Then, this weekend, I was driving a load of wood to my dads house and not long after I pulled of the highway and onto a secondary road, I got a bad Death Shake - and then after that - the problem became chronic!! It would go into a violent spasm on practically any bump I hit - I had to keep the truck at 25mph or less and avoid bumps or it would happen every time.
So I unloaded the truck and rotated the tires and then we replaced the king pin springs and bushings with the kit I bought a year ago, and that seemed to make it feel a little tighter, but I got less than a mile down the road - and then Bam - Violent shaking again.
So, what is next???? Something clearly has happened which made the problem go from occasional to an almost constant condition.
With the front end jacked up the wheels feel pretty tight - no side to side or up and down motion noticed.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated - as my truck is now stuck at my dads house and I have more wood to haul soon.
Thanks!!!!
I think you found problem!While under, I noticed the spring bushings are rotted and cracked, .