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Originally Posted by Halycon
Death wobble is one of those things that scares you ****less the first time it happens. It sounds and feels like your whole truck is going to fall apart if it's bad.
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Yeah, I've never had it... mine just wanders and tracks the road too much. True deathwobble (like in poorly lifted Jeeps w/ big tires) makes your whole steering wheel jump from stop to stop very fast. It will be fine until you hit a pothole (or some other one-tire bump) at speed and then it starts the deathwobble happening.. if it's really bad, you can't even hang on to the steering wheel or it'll break something in your hand!
If you lift a vehicle and increase tire sizes, you are GOING TO have to do something else to make it ride well and not wobble - like longer control arms, better/longer/adj. trackbar, better steering damper etc...
The bigger the lift/tires, the more parts you'll have to modify.
These stock Dodge front ends (my 2nd gen especially) are pretty crappy and require all kinds of upgrades to make them what I call "wife-driveable"... not like a rodeo bull.
Along with my upcoming SBS (steering box support) installation, I'll probably need to invest in a Kore offroad suspension system and some sort of big brake kit (slotted/drilled rotors, nice pads & stainless lines) before my wife will feel safe driving my truck! Anyway, that's MY excuse (to her) for spending the money.
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98 12valve QC LB 4WD w/ 170K [new Goerend 47re, DDP fuel plate, AFE ProGuard7, MBRP 4" TB w/ 5" tip, Thuren trackbar, Bilstein 5100's, 2.5" Revtek level kit, BFG Mud KM2 33x11's, AWC 16x8 rims, Amsoil, silencer ring gone, KDP tabbed (THANKS Nitrous340!)