I have a 2001 ram sport 4x4 with 5.9L. When I'm driving down the road if I hit a bump the truck will go every where. Or if I hit the brakes it will do the same. I have a hard time keeping it Straight do to bumps. It just started two days ago. Some one have info on this?

 

Sounds like death wobble to me. Time to start looking into replacing front end components (bushings, etc; and eventually upgrade that stock steering box to a Borgeson or Redhead unit, both great units). I'm pretty sure some of the regulars will chime in shortly

 

Sounds like worn front suspension part(s) - could be shocks, ball joints, tie rod ends, steering gear box, track bar bushings, control arm bushings, sway bar bushings, wheel bearings, etc. Best to take the truck into a good front end shop for further diagnosis and take it from there.

As these trucks age, they certainly tend to be all over the road until the front end receives some serious attention.

 

Trac-bar for starters.

 

It looks to me like every thing is stock. Shocks and all

 

When I purchased my truck used, everything on the front end was pretty much original. The truck felt bouncy while on the road, so I replaced all 4 shocks with Rancho 5000 units. That cured the bounce, but while driving at highway speeds one day, I experienced Dodge death wobble (see link for example below):


Death wobble scared me so bad, I decided to rebuild my front end, since I had a very hard time controlling the truck when death wobble started up. My ball joints, track bar, steering damper and wheel bearings were all bad, so those were replaced first, along with a good front end alignment and new load range E tires. After replacing all that stuff, death wobble seemed to be a thing of the past, however, my truck tended to wander a bit while highway driving. I replaced the steering box (with a Borgeson unit) and added an aftermarket steering stabilizer and the steering wander stopped.

Unless you have some experience with truck front suspensions, best to take your truck to a good front end shop for a diagnosis, so they can determine where your issue may be and save you money in the long run, unless you are like me - I plan to keep my truck for a long time and I didn't mind rebuilding the entire front end so that the truck will handle safely+properly when I need to use it. In addition, I have all the tools necessary to do the job and don't have to drive the truck every day while its in pieces being repaired.

 

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