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How is leaf spring death wobble worse?Quote:
Originally Posted by colman
These trucks invented death wobble. Change the trac bar bushing/check to see if the lower mount on the axle is wallowed out. Then check the top mount to make sure it's bolts are still tight on the frame.
worn/loose ball joints and poor toe-in are probably the initial causes. Everything else just allows the wobble to propagate (i.e. tie rod ends, drag link ends, suspension bushings). Replace ball joints first.
$5 says he starts with a heavy-doody steering stabilizer :flipoff2:
you need 2 or 4 steering stabilizers to fix the death wobble
heavy doody steering stabilizers work (kind of) on radius arms.
Eric you listed problems that are the only options with leaf springs. Radius arm setups lose caster as you lift them, then they don't want to center the steering any more. It also binds the track bar and kills the bushing or the mounting hole or bolt wears away. Also the rotation of the axle and different distances between the steering and suspension mount puts the track bar plane slightly off of the steering plane. It doesn't take much lift to make a radius arm setup drive like dog****. At least Ford radius arms are easy to fix with bushings.
but his truck's not lifted, right? DW shouldn't even start if the caster's right (i.e. stock), tires are balanced, toe-in is set, and ball joints and tie rod ends are tight. My guess is that this rig just needs some maintenance first (ball joints/TREs)
ask sharpe about my death wobble a few weeks ago, start with tierods and trac bar
I thought he just lifted this, is it stock?
stock w/ 35's
angry.Quote:
Originally Posted by colman
Mine used to do that. I just took a breaker bar and tightened the hell out of the top trac bar bolt and it stopped.
just weld the bolt in
Thanks for all the advice
Someone should come learn me some stuff about this truck some time now that school is over.
Free beer and pizza??
get on fullsizebronco and read until everything is covered, thats what i did when i was 16 and still never figured it all out
agreed
FSB is full or ra'tards. All this time we tried are best to unlearn mayfield, and now you want to make another one?
Engrish...
since we are overrun by meskins, I'm working on my best broken engrish.Quote:
Originally Posted by uglyota
yeah but mexicans speak better english than that
just like any offroad websites, there are a bunch of idiots that heard something one time so they think it is the only way, but in HP's case he is starting from the bottom and if he could just learn to read through the bull**** and comprehend what some of the ones that are worth a **** are saying, there is a lot to be learned from that site, or any site for that means. Its all the interwebwannabehardasses that clog up informative sites and make it a pain for anyone to get some real tech across. That being said the best way to learn is being hands on, not being a crysack when something goes wrong and taking the steps to figure out the problem i.e get a book and readQuote:
Originally Posted by Eckert
Get a haynes manual or chilton. They are pretty helpful for most things.
FSB is good for some things. You just have to take advice with a grain of salt, as of everything on the internet. Some people know what they are doing and some are rednecks who only know the simple, temporary ways to do things. Look at the build threads and you'll know who to take advice from.
I don't get much credit but I learn about things from tearing them apart and fixing them. I tore apart a motor in my garage in Colorado with only my Haynes manual, my neighbor (who was in the process of building a 70 barracuda) and simple hand tools. So if you have a problem, tear into it and see what's up. Just remember where the parts go and put it back together right. Old trucks are brutally simple, you'll learn tricks that work for you. If something doesn't look right it normally isn't and if you aren't sure, then post a picture on here and people will probably know what's going on.
**** the haynes manual
ditto, buy the ford manual, you can probably find it on ebay.Quote:
Originally Posted by RCcola55
I've learned that one... I've also learned that it sucks to learn by experience.Quote:
Originally Posted by RCcola55
how so, experience is the best way to learn. Everything can be fixed at a price and if you are careful you don't **** things up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hot Pocket
I learned by reading the internet (when I was supposed to be studying) and then trying. Sometimes it didn't work great but in the end it worked out pretty well
Hotrod Magazine. The lesson plan repeats itself every few years.
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Originally Posted by Hot Pocket
You don't have to just learn from your experiences.Quote:
Originally Posted by AggieTJ2007
Learn from others mistakes.
Watch Rowdy wrench on something.
???
Profit!
yes have Rowdy show you how to not remove a set of headers
or hook up plug wires...
http://www.centexoffroad.com/forum/v...hp?f=17&t=1180
I smell a donor!
or like most of us, learn out of nessecity
which apparently doesnt apply to spellingQuote:
Originally Posted by RCcola55
or punctuation.Quote:
Originally Posted by agjohn02
who gives a ****, this is the same **** i referred to in a previous post, there is so much nonsense on boards like this that simply trying to help a kid turns into a big dick contest. Get over itQuote:
Originally Posted by agjohn02
It's already been said. Just pick up a wrench and start turning it. When you come across something that you don't understand, start reading. If you can't find information about it, ask somebody. That is the only way to gain experience in this hobby.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hot Pocket
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Originally Posted by agjohn02
Leave the douche on pirate.Quote:
Originally Posted by DRAGOONRANCH
Cook's right. There's a reason his, my and JB's buildup threads are 900+ posts long and 5+ years old.
Ya, mine too...:flipoff2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharpe
Yeah but even you don't know where your buildup is headedQuote:
Originally Posted by mudtoy67
Back on topic that ford is a great deal sounds like it has everything that you want/ need and you could learn alot taking it apart and trying to put it in a bronco
Don't get me wrong, learning from experience is effective, but how does the saying go?? Experience is a hard teacher because it gives the test before the lesson.
And lets just say it's tough to pass the test without much knowledge :D
Oh, and @ creighton, I like the 400, if I were to spend the money, I'd rather keep it and beef it up than go through with a 460 swap. One-tons aren't really on my list since this truck won't see anything more serious than mud. The only parts off that truck that I'd be interested in are the leafs and shackles to lift up my truck.
Got some work done-
Wired in tach
Fixed cigarette lighter (can charge my iphone while cruising now :gigem:)
Fixed Ignition column
Started removing A/C system
Fixed speedometer
Dash light gauges now work
I also found the source of my death wobble. The bushings on the trackbar are all worn to crap, and there's a lot of play in it. Going to pick up the parts at Ho'reillys tomorrow.
Mayfield, Bring your Bronco over so I can take a look at the wiring in the back!!