Dangerous Brake Problems!!!

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horsesandjesus

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I have a 96 dodge ram 1500 4x4 5.9 club cab 8 ft bed.
It has a bad issue of pulling to the right when I put my brakes on! And the faster I'm going and the harder I push the petal it wants to go to the right. It will also get hard to push the brake petal down or go will go to floor almost before it stiffens up and starts slowing down.
I have replaced front rotors,calibers,brake pads and the front right brake line! I am also having uneven wear on my front right tire even after a alignment. I need new tires on front bad which doesn't help the pull to the right.
I plan in getting a aftermarket steering to fix death wobble and the front left brake line as well as new tires. Which I know will be of great help.
However I seen brake problems are problematic in the dodge rams for having these issues. Does anyone know what it might be?
 

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Have you replaced the master cylinder?

& does it have a brake booster?
if it does, is the vacuum line hooked up & is there vacuum at the hose?
 

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Your track bar is a must if you are experiencing the death wobble
 

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Make sure your hub nut is not loose ! You know the one with the giant cotter pin , with the tire removed the nut in the center of the Hub . If it's backed off a turn or so your break pads could be straightning up your wheel when you are Applying the breaks !
 

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Also if you've replaced everything on the right side but the problem is still there or has gotten worse it probably means the right was working correctly but the LEFT wasn't. Left may not be grabbing all that much compared to a good right side
 
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I have replaced everything in both sides except the brake hose on left.
 
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