http://www.teraflex.biz/tech/faq/death-wobble/ Tera Manufacturing, Inc. Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:17:39 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.teraflex.biz/tech/faq/death-wobble/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Thomas Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:22:02 +0000 http://teraflex.biz/?p=83#comment-154 One big thing that is often overlooked is tires. How they are wearing, how they are balanced etc... Balance is one of the most important things; we recommend using a static balance on oversize tires. This makes the tire more true then doing other types of balance. Alignments are another factor. When dealing with lifted vehicles the factory specs do not work for anything that is lifted. You want to make sure that you are getting work done at a shop that is familiar with lifted vehicles because they should align it to drive right not to how factory specs say. Caster angles are a huge thing in getting any vehicle to drive right. To change caster you may need adjustable control arms to your axle this will let you change caster without sacrificing pinion angle. Depending on vehicle application you may want to change caster by as much as 2 degrees more positive. One big thing that is often overlooked is tires. How they are wearing, how they are balanced etc… Balance is one of the most important things; we recommend using a static balance on oversize tires. This makes the tire more true then doing other types of balance. Alignments are another factor. When dealing with lifted vehicles the factory specs do not work for anything that is lifted. You want to make sure that you are getting work done at a shop that is familiar with lifted vehicles because they should align it to drive right not to how factory specs say. Caster angles are a huge thing in getting any vehicle to drive right. To change caster you may need adjustable control arms to your axle this will let you change caster without sacrificing pinion angle. Depending on vehicle application you may want to change caster by as much as 2 degrees more positive.

]]> http://www.teraflex.biz/tech/faq/death-wobble/comment-page-1/#comment-152 zac wise Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:10:23 +0000 http://teraflex.biz/?p=83#comment-152 I have the DW's in my 01 dodge 1500. I never had them before this time my master cyclinder went out mid brake and I had to drive off the road and slam on the emergency brake. I noticed a spacing develope in my gearbox (i think it is) that does the turning. So far ive changed the swat bar linkage, had my tie rods inspected and tightened, an alignment, ball joints inspected. Pretty much the whole front end inspected. Im gettin a new rancho steering stabilizer shock next week. Anything else that can be thought of?? Front and rear shocks are my next big buy for my truck. Should I have my caster angles tweaked as they do in jeeps? I have the DW’s in my 01 dodge 1500. I never had them before this time my master cyclinder went out mid brake and I had to drive off the road and slam on the emergency brake. I noticed a spacing develope in my gearbox (i think it is) that does the turning. So far ive changed the swat bar linkage, had my tie rods inspected and tightened, an alignment, ball joints inspected. Pretty much the whole front end inspected. Im gettin a new rancho steering stabilizer shock next week. Anything else that can be thought of?? Front and rear shocks are my next big buy for my truck. Should I have my caster angles tweaked as they do in jeeps?

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