On-Board Air Supply & Dodge Ram Death Wobble - Nuts & Bolts - Four Wheeler Network
Wobbly Dodge. Q I have a ’99 Dodge 2500 4x4 that I can’t drive because of death wobble. The truck only has 104,000 miles on it. The body is in bad shape but it can be fixed, and the truck and is paid off so it’s worth fixing. A The coil spring/four-link suspension used on Dodge trucks and Jeep Wrangler TJs is a great overall design, but it’s not without its problems. By far the most common tech questions we receive are about fixing death wobble on either TJs or Dodge trucks. Death wobble is the result of excessive wear or play somewhere in the front end, or a vehicle that is grossly out of alignment. Several things can trigger death wobble, including vehicle speed, hitting a bump in the road just right, or even tires that are a little out of balance. The trouble with death wobble is that it can be caused by many different components, so it can be hard to pin down. Check the tie-rod and draglink ends for excessive play or other damage, check the steering shaft that connects the box to the steering wheel (they are notoriously bad on your Dodge), and check the steering box itself. The track bar on this type of suspension is under a lot of strain because it’s the only component holding the axle in place side-to-side. track bars are well known for going bad on both Dodge trucks and Jeeps. Source: www.fourwheeler.com
