Originally Posted by
Barrman
Balance the tires, change tire psi, check out the front end as suggested above and rotate the tires around.
I did all the above and still had death wobble issues at 42 mph on a specific road. With 9 mounted NDT tires/rims to play with, I started rotating them around. Finally found 4 that played well together at a specific psi.
I swapped over to Michelin XZL tires and never thought about the wobble again. Until I had a flat at the 2008 Colorado FE. I put on a spare XL Binford had. Death wobble again at 42 mph. Fixed my tire and no more problem. Everything checks out ok on my front end too.
I think my problem is more a matter of a little bit of wear on the tie rod ends, drag link ends and king pins all add up to the wobble with a non balanced tire.
Agreed Barrman. I had the tire shop put 2 new front tires on my 2008 Chevy with 88k. They balanced them, but I had steering wheel shake between 55 - 70 mph. After 2 days of that, I moved them to the back and they rode fine. I replaced the outer tie rod (which seemed tight when I removed them). Put another 2 new on the front, and everything runs smooth.
Maybe the combo of slightly out of balance, with slightly worn outer tie rods...
Thanks, George
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