had my tires balanced and rotated now i have the death wobble what gives?

 

They did it wrong..... Have them redo it.

 

Just a question to help educate this carpenter. Does this wobble happen only on the trucks that have been raised up ?

 

No! It also occurs on trucks that are factory stock.

 

Hover over the guy and insist the readout says "zero" as he adds,adjusts weights.
My truck experienced dw after a botched rotation and rebalance(one tire was 4 ozs. off). I returned to the tire dealer and different guys rebalanced them. End of problem. This was no error,it was sabotage. I think it was the guy's last day.

 

"No! It also occurs on trucks that are factory stock."

Doc,
Is there a particular year when the wobble started ?
I've replaced ball joints and axle joints on mine and I noticed my tie rods and front end parts etc are almost twice the size of the newer stuff. Is it because of the chintzy parts on the newer ones maybe ?

 

The "Death Wobble" as it is referred to, started to occur in the second generation trucks.

There are a multitude of components that can cause this anomaly and I suspect that product quality may be a contributor. For example, I find that ball joints are not something to go the cheap route on. I no longer use the brand found in most typical parts stores and have since gone with Carli.

I have attached a link that will provide you with a great deal of insight into the death wobble issue. This is not something that can be easily diagnosed, because the fix for one truck may be totally different than another.


https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...e-t304365.html

 

Thanks Doc....