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Originally Posted by MattRoberts123
I feel like I am going to shake to death when I drive the car around town, and it makes me feel really ashamed when I am having other people ride with me.
Thanks for all the help!
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What do you mean when you say "Shake to Death"? A good indicator that your Pitman and Idler are worn is when you drive the truck, do you get more than the usual amount of play in the steering wheel? Does the truck tend to sway from side to side when driving? What I mean by this is when you are driving down a straight road and you have your hands on the wheel and you jiggle the steering wheel left and right does it feel that there is more than say 1.5" of movement before the truck starts to move left or right? Thats a good indicator that you may have worn Pitman and Idler arms. As for the shaking syndrome, does this occur when you drive at a higher rate of speed such 55-70mph? If so, you may need to balance your tires. A good test if you feel your shocks are shot is when you drive around a bend in the road accelerate a bit more, do you feel the truck bounce up and down more than usual? Another test is while driving hit the brakes a bit harder at an intersection, does the truck bounce more than two times? does it feel spongey? Have you looked at your shocks, do they look like they are leaking any fluids? At the end of the day a good set of shocks will run you a couple of Hundred bucks. For the safety of yourself and your passengers go get your front end checked out, this costs about $50.00 (Any repsectable front end inspection shop can do this) and will give you the information you need to make the right purchsing choice. Hope this helps!
Cheers!