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steering shimmy fix please?

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Old 06-09-2010, 07:46 AM
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so i have a slight steering shimmy. what can i do to fix this issue?
Please help.

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Old 06-09-2010, 07:53 AM
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You have a 4.5" lift, Try the Teraflex Drag Link flip kit. It works great and gets rid of all of the bumpsteer. Also make sure your tires are balanced. That seems to be the cause of 90% of people's vibration/ shimmy probems.
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my tires are good ill look into that thanks. are there any other options out there as well
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Originally Posted by dadgummit
You have a 4.5" lift, Try the Teraflex Drag Link flip kit. It works great and gets rid of all of the bumpsteer. Also make sure your tires are balanced. That seems to be the cause of 90% of people's vibration/ shimmy probems.
http://www.teraflex.biz/products/fli...hd-forged.html

is that the one you have . so you have to use the stock tierod end
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its like i feel play in the wheel. ya know what im sayin
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Try making suere all your track bar bolts are torqued to around 125 lbs.. That fixed all the shiimy in mine
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Originally Posted by rozzman10
Try making suere all your track bar bolts are torqued to around 125 lbs.. That fixed all the shiimy in mine
X2 What he said


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Originally Posted by deekum1627
my tires are good
are you absolutely sure of that? Lots of shops can "try" and balance big tires. But doing it right is another story. Plus it doesn't take much to throw a weight from one to to another....
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okay its more of a wondering feeling in the wheel is what i have. thats the best way i can decribe it.

my tires have no vibration or whobble at all my alingment is perfect. i was told the feelin i have is normal b/c of bigger tires, but i dont know.
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How new are your tires? Have they been rotated recently?

If it isn't that, you will want to check your track bar mounts.
I'm no mechanic- by any means, but the track bar mounts were an issue for me.



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