Mr.Fork
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- City, State
- Scotch Plains, NJ
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 96 XLT
Alright, so I looked around and couldn't find much matching my issue
Since I got the truck I have had a veeery slight vibration around 60. Last week, I noticed when I was coasting that there was a vibration at low speeds( If i let go of the steering wheel, it shimmy's back and forth with a slight pull toward the left. I could also feel some hopping, like one tire was going over a small bump). I also feel the vibration in my seat. I know my ball joints are on their way to being shot, but I have never gotten that kind of feeling from a ball joint.
As the days went on, the vibration and lumpyness got worse. The pull has gotten no worse. I feel it most when I'm coasting at like 10mph and at around 30mph, and the truck is shaking bad at 60 now. I put the front end in the air, outer tie rods feel good, wheel hubs felt good, ball joints are kind of crappy as stated, u joints on the rear driveshaft felt solid, didnt really feel anything in the steering shaft(also watched the shaft with the tie rods to determine if the inners might be bad), my front sway bar endlinks are like a month old.
Anyone have any suggestions? I was thinking maybe a belt in one of the tires is slowly separating but maybe I'm just crazy. I would think it might be a bent rim or something but that isn't something that just gets worse on its own.
Since I got the truck I have had a veeery slight vibration around 60. Last week, I noticed when I was coasting that there was a vibration at low speeds( If i let go of the steering wheel, it shimmy's back and forth with a slight pull toward the left. I could also feel some hopping, like one tire was going over a small bump). I also feel the vibration in my seat. I know my ball joints are on their way to being shot, but I have never gotten that kind of feeling from a ball joint.
As the days went on, the vibration and lumpyness got worse. The pull has gotten no worse. I feel it most when I'm coasting at like 10mph and at around 30mph, and the truck is shaking bad at 60 now. I put the front end in the air, outer tie rods feel good, wheel hubs felt good, ball joints are kind of crappy as stated, u joints on the rear driveshaft felt solid, didnt really feel anything in the steering shaft(also watched the shaft with the tie rods to determine if the inners might be bad), my front sway bar endlinks are like a month old.
Anyone have any suggestions? I was thinking maybe a belt in one of the tires is slowly separating but maybe I'm just crazy. I would think it might be a bent rim or something but that isn't something that just gets worse on its own.
