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Alignment question for the Death Wobble

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Old 09-24-2004, 05:58 PM
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Alignment question for the Death Wobble

I hear I need to have the caster set all the way up. will this harm anything in the longrun? I.E. tires, front end , ect ? I just replaced my worn out steering stabilizer and am tempted to get the alignment re-done to the specs that have been offered by others here. I just had it set about 2 weeks ago after the new shocks/Daystar spacer lift. I never experienced the DW before it was lifted.
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Adding caster won't hurt anything. If your lift did not include new control arms, lifting the truck took a lot of caster out of the axle. The stock suspension loses caster as is lifted because the whole front axle rotates forward. This is why you got the DW after you lifted the truck.
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Thanks !!!

I'll take it back in and hope for the best.
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I would suggest 2 degrees more caster with daystars.
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