Help Me Out... Front End Issue

[kurt1993]

in the front end(driver side) of my 01 GMC 2500 HD i have aquired a kind of bounce like a wobble... if your in the passenger side you dont feel the bounce/wobble its more of an up/down wobble than left/right but i guess it could be a left right wobble maybe? this happend maybe 5K ago the truck has only done 48K its gotten progressively worse. if the truck rides over a bump and your in the passenger it takes it as a single bump...while driving its a BUMP then wobble wobble wobble.....I just replaced the shocks thinking this was the issue, but clearly it was not although i do believe the shocks improved it a little bit. Could it maybe be a Bad Steering Stabilizer? or could my wheel be a little loose and have slight play in it? HELP ME OUT GUYS please?

 

Thanks,

 

-Kurt

[matsrat]

have you checked for loose front end parts? a cord busted in the tire? try rotating tires and see if it improves. loose lug nuts? just throwing out some ideas.....

[kurt1993]

great dude thanks um... honestly no but i just installed the ranchos like 2 days ago and i must say that they improved the problem.... the tire was removed to install the front ranchos.... i mean the lugs are all snug so i really dont know.... also theirs a squeak in the suspension sometimes when i brake also front end driver side...im sure its not the brakes being worn cause its a squeak when the suspension levels out after braking. and the sqeak can also happen when turning either direction(only occurs on the driver side) also when i climb in and out of the truck (i only weigh 150lbs) so its not like its my weight

[Silverado_Monkey]

Ball joints? Tie rod ends?

[kurt1993]

Ball joints? Tie rod ends?

 

could very well be how would i go about checking?

[uh6tdrvr]

Take it to Midas or somewhere that does free estimates and have them check it then if you feel up to it, you can do the work yourself.

[kurt1993]

thanks, i guess im gonna have to take it somewhere.... but could it be like REALLY bad? like could it be doing damage to the truck? is it something i need to have checked like now?

[kurt1993]

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[Silverado_Monkey]

I think you just have to take the wheel off and check for top/bottom & left&right play, no? Not to mention you can do alot just by looking at for wore parts... Also take a look at your shocks.... Good Luck!

[kurt1993]

I think you just have to take the wheel off and check for top/bottom & left&right play, no? Not to mention you can do alot just by looking at for wore parts... Also take a look at your shocks.... Good Luck!

 

thanks i think ill try removing the tire but the shocks are brand new Rancho Rs5000 and i had the problem on the old shocks also so im basicly ruleing out its not a set of bad shocks. could if be any other front end steering or suspension components?

 

thanks,

 

-Kurt