Shaking Steering Wheel

[RSTahoe99]

I have an 05 quad hemi 2wd, 56K, the steering wheel shakes going down the road and lately getting worse.
Have you guys heard of what could be causing this? I think it might be the idler or pitman arm. Has anyone had this experience? What did you do to fix it?

Thanks

 

[quietpeen]

how much of a shake? just left to right movement? Are you on stock wheels and tires? I ask because on my previous truck i had aftermarket wheels and toyo mt tires and they were not balanced properly and it caused a left right movement in the steering wheel, not just the vibration that is generally associated with unbalanced tires

 

[swamp_life hemi 05]

I have an 05 quad hemi 2wd, 56K, the steering wheel shakes going down the road and lately getting worse.
Have you guys heard of what could be causing this? I think it might be the idler or pitman arm. Has anyone had this experience? What did you do to fix it?

Thanks

If yours is an 05 then all you have is a rack and pinion steering. I would check the tierod end, alignment, and the tire balancing. I had this problem on mine with some unbalanced tires.

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[RSTahoe99]

If yours is an 05 then all you have is a rack and pinion steering.

On the money! I just looked under the truck on my lunch break and noticed the rack & pinion. This is my first Dodge to own(chevy guy) so i assumed it would be the pitman or idler. Now I have no clue. I noticed the end bar links are at a weird angle at the bottom, but both sides are the same(nothing noticeable). The wheels and tires are the stock 20s/goodyears. Tires are getting close to being replaced, but i dont think it would be balancing as it is gradually getting worse. The movement is side to side on the steering wheel.

 

[RSTahoe99]

bump....Any other ideas?
I know the 94-02 trucks had loose steering due to the steering columns, but didn't see anything on the 05's for the same issue.