hades300zdrivesaram
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so i have a 99 ram 1500 5.2L 4x4 with a 5 inch lift (was 7") and 35" tires
when i first bought the truck a year and a half ago it drove well, no shakes, shimmies, squeaks, thuds, or pops. over the 10k miles ive put on it it started to have all the above listed problems. To rectify said problems i went to 4wheel parts and they said basically my front end was shot so i let them replace all 4 ball joints, 3 tie rods, and all 4 tires. then when i drove the truck home it started making a loud popping noise when making a right turn. and i noticed a shake /shimmy when i apply the brakes. i took the truck back to 4wheel parts and they said that the 1 tie rod they thought was good is now bad because "all the other new parts are tight and that puts extra stress on the old tie rod" then the sales guy says my power steering gearbox is leaking and should be replaced and that is causing the shaking. so last week i replaced the last tie rod the power steering gear box and the steering stabilizer shock . and i still have shaking when i apply the brakes. its scary if i hit the brakes hard at 50 mph and when slowly rolling it feels like a tire has a bubble on it or an axle is bent. but since it only does it when i apply the brakes im thinking its something else. now before some one screams its the rotors, i replaced the rotors and pads 6k miles ago to EBC slotted rotors and green stuff pads. so before i replace them again i want to look at other options as to what could cause the shaking when braking?
bad bearings?
i spun each tire when was on the lift and didnt hear/see/feel
any indication that a bearing was bad.
front rotors?
inspected and look great very minimal pad wear, no discoloration, when spun no obvious sign of warpage
what else should i check? any and all help will be greatly appreciated.
and sorry for the long drawn out post.
when i first bought the truck a year and a half ago it drove well, no shakes, shimmies, squeaks, thuds, or pops. over the 10k miles ive put on it it started to have all the above listed problems. To rectify said problems i went to 4wheel parts and they said basically my front end was shot so i let them replace all 4 ball joints, 3 tie rods, and all 4 tires. then when i drove the truck home it started making a loud popping noise when making a right turn. and i noticed a shake /shimmy when i apply the brakes. i took the truck back to 4wheel parts and they said that the 1 tie rod they thought was good is now bad because "all the other new parts are tight and that puts extra stress on the old tie rod" then the sales guy says my power steering gearbox is leaking and should be replaced and that is causing the shaking. so last week i replaced the last tie rod the power steering gear box and the steering stabilizer shock . and i still have shaking when i apply the brakes. its scary if i hit the brakes hard at 50 mph and when slowly rolling it feels like a tire has a bubble on it or an axle is bent. but since it only does it when i apply the brakes im thinking its something else. now before some one screams its the rotors, i replaced the rotors and pads 6k miles ago to EBC slotted rotors and green stuff pads. so before i replace them again i want to look at other options as to what could cause the shaking when braking?
bad bearings?
i spun each tire when was on the lift and didnt hear/see/feel
any indication that a bearing was bad.
front rotors?
inspected and look great very minimal pad wear, no discoloration, when spun no obvious sign of warpage
what else should i check? any and all help will be greatly appreciated.
and sorry for the long drawn out post.
