I am hoping someone can help me .....

I have a 2010 3500 4x4 CC DRW. Truck has 9x,xxx miles. When I bought the truck, the previous owner had put 35's on it, 2" lift on back, and leveling kit on front. It was a beast and drove like CRAP! I took the blocks off the back (restored to normal height) but left the leveing kit up front. I put on a new set of stock size tires and had the alignment checked. All was good except a pull to the right. If you let go of the wheel it has a definite pull to the right. Had it checked twice. I noticed the front tires "cupping" on the out side edge pretty bad, so I had them rotated to back inside and aligned again at a different shop. Said the alingment was fine. Now it has started cupping the outside edges on these two tires. Still pulls to the Right.

Now after a 500 mile trip, I have noticed a wobble feedback in my steering wheel at low speed turns. It is not as bad but feels a little like turing this truck on pavement while in 4x4. The Wobble feeling. Or maybe a little like when a rack starts going out in a FWD vehicle.

I have done a lot of reading on several sites and here is what I have boiled it down to.

1. Right Pull could be the leveling kit OR the steering damper is worn out. Would this cause wear on my tires when two differnt shops says my alignement is fine? Would taking off the leveling kit fix this?
2. Is the new wobble wheel u-joints? If so, how do you check?
3. Could both these issues be a Powersteering issue?

I just want my truck to drive straight and not wobble on a turn. Can anyone help?

Thanks,

 

Sorry to hear about the problems you are having with the truck.

I don't think it is a power steering issue.

I would go ahead and replace the steering damper and shocks with Bilstein 5100s... Bad shocks could cause the tires to wear bad.

I take it the shop checked the ball joints? Any movement up and down could possibly be the problem. The way I check ball joints is by raising the side that needs checked just enough to get a crow bar underneath the tire and have someone lift the tire up and down while you check for movement.

Also, make sure your tires are inflated properly. Should be 60 upfront and the rear set based on load. Under inflated will cause more wear to the outside, over inflated will wear down the middle.

I'm not certain, but maybe bad bearings on the right side or even bad u-joints? With that many miles, if one is bad, I would replace both while you have it a part. I would think with it binding when turning that it could be a bad u-joint.


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The front ends on these trucks can be a never ending battle. It sounds like the toe is off if both front tires are wearing on the outside. The stabilizer could be shot, they are known to die an early death. I suggest buying an adjustable track bar to re-center your axle from side to side, which should help as well