03SSrado Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Hey guys, Truck just started doin some funny stuff. it has done it maybe twice since i've owned it over the past two years but now its real frequent and intensified so i have it parked now. but after hitting any imperfection in the road, i mean just the slightest thing upsets something in the suspension or steering and both front wheels rattle all over the place. it's pretty radical, it will not do it at low speeds so i limped it back home and parked it. but any bump, rough patch and stuff just makes the front in chatter all over the road , cannot throttle out of it or brake.. basically have to come to a complete stop and start rolling again. if anyone has a diagnosis PLEASE help me out. want her back on the road ASAP. thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller812 Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 this happened on my 94 gmc and i brought it in and it was upper and lower ball joints, pitman arm, idler arm, and my right tie rod end. im guessing its your ball joints doing that to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman31 Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 (edited) Check for worn idler/pitman arms, tie rod ends, or blown shocks..... Edited September 26, 2011 by Fireman31 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller812 Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 if it ends up being your shocks. i have stock front ones with 21k miles on them id sell ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JasonHensley22 Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Had this happen to my 2005 F-250 (whatever relevance that may have to this discussion) and it was my tie rod ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03SSrado Posted September 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 thanks for the input guys! everything seems as good as can be under the truck except the millimeters of movement in idler and pitman. i guess i'll have to grow a pair and hope thats the deal. if not i'll be reposting i guess, but it seems as if everyone is pretty confident that that could possibly be it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005SuperSport Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Your front end is shot. I had mine completely refreshed when I got my truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterp Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Your front end is shot. I had mine completely refreshed when I got my truck. It's not the shocks. The driving behavior you describe is a shot front-end, I would suspect both the ball joints and entire steering linkage. If the truck has over 100K-miles on the original suspension & steering especially on a lowered truck I would budget for a front-end R&R as soon as possible. If you have to do this in steps then I would address the control arms first (ball joints and bushings), then steering (tie rods, steering arms). The random behavior you describe is very dangerous in that the vehicle could suddenly steer itself in an unintended direction, I would not drive it until fixed. If the front tires have any appreciable mileage on them then they might need replacement as well *after* all the front-end repair. While you are at it, I would also replace the front half-shafts as well, they are $70 each. Lowering the truck exaggerates tie-rod, lower ball joint, and half-shaft wear, it's part of the costs of having a truck with drop spindles. Mr. P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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