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Old Jul 3, 2014 | 12:41 PM
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1998 has the SHAKES and then got sick and puked up the power steering fluid on the road.
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Ps hoses
Rebuild kits for wheel bearings (assume that is the shakes)
Anything else in parts I might need?
Waiting to put it up on the lift till I have the parts in house.
 
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Old Jul 3, 2014 | 12:47 PM
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trackbar/panhard rod. 90% of the time death wobble is a bad/loose trackbar or bushings in any solid axle truck.
 
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Old Jul 3, 2014 | 12:56 PM
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trackbar/panhard rod. 90% of the time death wobble is a bad/loose trackbar or bushings in any solid axle truck.
Great that is what I did NOT order.
 
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Old Jul 4, 2014 | 10:19 AM
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its easy to check. look under the truck at the bar while someone turns the wheel. youll know the bushings are bad immediately. DONT buy non-oem ones... my britpart ones are bad after a month and i have to do them again.
 
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Old Jul 4, 2014 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by MM3846
its easy to check. look under the truck at the bar while someone turns the wheel. youll know the bushings are bad immediately. DONT buy non-oem ones... my britpart ones are bad after a month and i have to do them again.
I get 90% of my stuff from Atlantic British, So far so good. Might try and find polly bushings
 
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Old Jul 4, 2014 | 02:36 PM
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Got an orange poly bush kit from lucky8llc for my 98. It took care of the shakes till my steering box capped out on me a few weeks ago. But the kit really changed the ride for the e better.
 
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Old Jul 4, 2014 | 04:19 PM
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"Rebuild kits for wheel bearings (assume that is the shakes)"

Mmm.. I do not see how this will effectively cause a wobble?
 
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Old Jul 4, 2014 | 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by MM3846
its easy to check. look under the truck at the bar while someone turns the wheel. youll know the bushings are bad immediately. DONT buy non-oem ones... my britpart ones are bad after a month and i have to do them again.
youll know the bushings are bad immediately.

How so? What will happen to make you think it is def them?
 
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Old Jul 4, 2014 | 09:46 PM
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Also che k tie rod ends, cheap Moog on amazon, check swivel pre load,like having bad ball joints if loose
 
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Old Jul 5, 2014 | 01:03 AM
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If the bushings are bad you will see play immediately. Mine was so bad you could rock the panhard by hand. It was an All Makes that lasted all of 6k miles. OEM is best in this application.
 
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