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Replaced most of front end, but porblem.

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Old Jun 19, 2006 | 04:28 PM
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Replaced most of front end, but porblem.

I noticed my Tie rods where pretty much toast hanging by a thread. so i picked up the whole setup i think its the Y setup (my old setup was the T i beleive) and installed it. got the steering wheel centered and the tires about dead straight just inward a touch. Replace the track bar while i was in there. Truck drives straight nice Much more responsive, But if i hit a bump just the right way i get this violent left to right shaking have to slow down to make it go away (DEATHWOBBLE). I have went over all connection everything is still snug. I am affraid to drive this thing now. any ideas on where i should start?
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Old Jun 19, 2006 | 05:28 PM
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I didn't see in your post where you mention taking your vehicle to an alignment shop after changing the parts. What you have is the famous death wobble, caused by worn out parts and sometimes tires. You need to check every part, andevery joint, and what is bad needs to be replaced and after all that, it needs to be properly aligned. This also includes the tires. With the slop in the system, you get bad wear and that can only be fixed by treplacing them. Preferably before alignment.
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Old Jun 19, 2006 | 08:09 PM
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All ends and joints are new. Tires have 1000 miles on them. Guess i can try an alingment. any speacial settings I should request? or just take it to the dealer?
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Old Jun 20, 2006 | 12:18 AM
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what about the steering box? or stablizer.
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