Death Wobble
 

I have a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 and replaced everything from tie rods to ball joints and I still have a slight banging sound when turning. Anyone else have this happen?

I'm assuming that this is a 4wd truck. If so, have you checked the track bar? Also, what EXACTLY have you replaced?

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I put a after market steering bar with a bearing that fits over the steering gear box. The sound is coming from the passenger side when turning. And it sounds like something is loose when I hit a bump in the road. I replaced all tie rods, ball joints, wheel bearings, shocks, bushings in the sway bar, track bar, universals and the brakes.
It had a leveling kit on it that I took off and replaced everything back to stock.

How about the sway bar links? What kind of shape is the steering gearbox in? Lastly, what is the condition of the control arm bushings?

I have new sway bar links and the gear box is only 6 months old. The only thing I haven't replaced is the control arm bushings. I will check them tomorrow when I install the new muffler system.

Check the lower shock bolts, they are supposed to be torqued to some truly stupid value. 110 lbs/ft........ or some such.

I will check the specs tomorrow and tighten to there specs but I know they are already pretty tight. Thank you for your reply. ��

What kind of steering gearbox did you go with? Was a factory reman, Red Head or Borgeson or something else?

Lastly, with all of the parts having been replaced, has that cured the dreaded death wobble?

I replaced the gear box with a factory reman. And yes everything I replaced cured the death wobble. And after experiencing the death wobble I will be checking the front end every 6 months.