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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 12:13 AM
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A little over a year ago I changed my track bar and steering stab. I'm starting to get the bad wobble again I know I need new tires badly and that my tie rod ends are shot. My rear leaf springs are flat and pretty sure I need new shocks. I got a pair or leaf springs off a wrecked 96 " mine is a 94" the new springs a 4+1 while my old ones are 3+1 the blocks I got with the new ones look like stock about 3" the ones on my truck are about 6". Should I use the blocks that I got or the ones I have on? When I look at the front I don't see anything that would tell me it's lifted. So I'm not sure what shocks I should get. The tires that were on the truck were hankook 305 70 r16 and it has 1" wheel spacers. I need to try and fix the wobble this weekend. We only have this truck for transpo. I'm just not sure what all I can fix in one or two days and if it would be worth sinking the money required to fix the front end.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 04:25 AM
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as far as the front end. I just did the whole thing at once 4 ball joints, 4 rod ends, 2 adjuster sleeves, a wheel bearing, and a stabilizer shock. 100% better then where i started at. just like you say you've got now. alignment after all that. took a buddy and me a day and a half quit early on sat for drinking. yeah the cost is up there but if your buying new tires. wait until you fix that front end first or you will just wreck the new tires before long. as far as the rear end not sure never really played with leafs. i guess throw them in and see where it sits. wheel spacers are probably not helping either for your wheel bearings.farther out you go more force is on them. remove them if you can.
 

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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 01:07 AM
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As of today I have replaced a leaf spring. ( I need to grind out the weld on my blocks so my u-bolts will work and so my rear bumper isn't 3 feet off the ground). I have also replaced the track bar installed a rancho steering stabilizer. New rancho RS9000XL front shocks. And I replaced the left front wheel hub. New O2 sensor,PCV valve. Gonna do plugs , wires , distribtor cap, rotor button and valve cover gaskets in the morning. May even gut my cat.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 01:10 AM
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Oh and I found out that my left front tire has flat spots about every 4" so I put it on the rear and all the front end wobble has left. Now the back just wobbles a bit.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 03:42 AM
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right rear will make the wobble even less noticeable to you. farthest place from your butt to feel it. now you have the front end squared up. you don't have to many worries of ruining new tires when you get there.
 
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