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1974 dodge d100 lwb bounces like a roller coaster...help

Old Aug 12, 2011 | 12:33 PM
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Hahaha. Yeah, what's all that hair doing there?

Seriously though for me too. I finally got ahold of the guy I got the truck from and he said he'd worked on balancing the suspension. But I don't know what that means. Anybody here know? Also I'll try letting some air out cause it's pretty stiff and check my shock mounts. What should they look like if they are good or bad?
 
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Old Aug 12, 2011 | 12:50 PM
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IMHO I have experienced this wobble before that seems to make the whole truck bounce as you call it. Check your ball joints and tie rod ends and idler arm and pitman arm by jacking up the front end and pulling in and out on the bottom and top of the wheels. Then see how much steering play you have. Shocks are tested by the knee on the bumper trying to make it bounce up and down. If it bounces pretty good replace the shocks, they are weak. Good luck finding your problem. Drive shafts tend to make loud clunking noises and cause vibrations, not bouncing. How old are the tires on it? Maybe one is out of round with a broken belt.
 
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Old Aug 22, 2011 | 11:14 AM
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Allright, I'm back. So I can et to figuring out this problem. My shocks I found are pretty terrible. I'm going to air them up tonight after work and see if they hold air at all. I'll let ya'll know tomorrow what I found out.
 
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