Death wobble 01 1500

[Jaywalla]

Got a bad death wobble. checked everything out and aside from the sway bar links everything looks tight but sway bar links shouldnt cause death wobble. it has a lift with a drop bracket for the track bar. when i turn the wheal the bracket moves slightly. Im having it welded ini place to eleminate the play as right now its held by just 2 dolts. My question is would this cause suck a bad death wobble or do i likely have another issue?

 

[Fast69Mopar]

Got a bad death wobble. checked everything out and aside from the sway bar links everything looks tight but sway bar links shouldnt cause death wobble. it has a lift with a drop bracket for the track bar. when i turn the wheal the bracket moves slightly. Im having it welded ini place to eleminate the play as right now its held by just 2 dolts. My question is would this cause suck a bad death wobble or do i likely have another issue?

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The track bar bracket being loose can cause the wobble and so will a weak or undersized steering damper.

 

[Jaywalla]

The damper seems good. its been upgraded and seems strong. I hope welding the track bar mounting bracket fixes the problem. its the only place a see any play in the steering.

 

[Jaywalla]

I just got the truck and am still working on getting tires so test drives have unfortunately been made with 36 12.50 16's on the back and 265 75 16's on the front, i think that might have amplified the death wobble. I got someone coming to weld the bracket on for me today. crossing my fingers that it fixes the wobble.

 

[muddy12]

A worn ball joint on the frame end of the track bar can also contribute to wobble.

That joint, however, is “non serviceable”. You can repair with a “Luke’s link” or just replace the track bar.


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[Jaywalla]

Its welded to the frame and is solid now and move and it did help significantly but i still have a bit of a wobble. I had to try to get the wobble going where before the weld it was unavoidable, and it isn't near as violent as it was before. I know my wheels and tires are way off balance too but they are only temporary. I have been looking at suspension parts on ebay and think i might just go ahead and redo it all. https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Comple...ar-2000-2001-13pc-Dodge-Ram-1500/312866658576
That pretty much covers everything that could be an issue i think.

 

[kmrtnsn]

Coming from the Jeep world I have found the vast majority of purported cases of "death wobble" to be nothing more than the stability control kicking in.

 

[muddy12]

Coming from the Jeep world I have found the vast majority of purported cases of "death wobble" to be nothing more than the stability control kicking in.

2nd gen Dodge/Ram trucks barely had anti-lock brakes, let alone anything that resembled stability control. You could actually spin the tires, do donuts, and drift corners at will, without any “electronic nannies” shutting you down.


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[kmrtnsn]

2nd gen Dodge/Ram trucks barely had anti-lock brakes, let alone anything that resembled stability control. You could actually spin the tires, do donuts, and drift corners at will, without any “electronic nannies” shutting you down.


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Agreed. It's also very hard in a new vehicle to get the "stacking" of loose tolerances needed for it to occur. The biggest causes of true "death wobble" are a COMBINATION of soft over length springs (coil), worn/bad shocks that cannot dampen oscillations, bad tie rod end(s), and a bad pitman arm. Usually there is a huge unsprung mass issue involved, like an badly unbalanced heavy tire, usually over inflated.

 

[Jaywalla]

Tie rod ends are pretty new, I changed the track bar and sway bar links and bushings, got new tires and had them balanced. I only feel the wobble very softly and it always goes away almost immediately. I am going to do some ball joints and get an alignment and have the rotors spun and i think all should be good with it.