They are correct, also check all bushings in the front suspension and replace them as well if needed.

 

My friend's Chevy Silverado was doing the same thing, we replaced the tie rods on both sides of the truck and it was fine after that. Had a Honda Odyssey that did that too, same solution.

 

I'm kinda in the same boat as the OP, not horrible death wobble, but it's a bit unnerving hitting a bump in the road going ~55mph and having to hold really tight onto the steering wheel since it's a bit loose lol. I honestly never knew tie rods were so easy to change yourself, DIY vid
front end stuff always kinda overwhelmed me but it's not as bad as it seems, although if you have the spare money having somebody else do it too is always nice lol

I hope my woes are just a loose steering box to tighten, and maybe that steering column bushing the rock solid ram fix is for... fixed my jumpy cold idle rpm with a new oem pcv valve and hose, thought my iac was screwed up previously.

my truck is just a 2wd, what are the major common things to check for that for death wobble? I heard a few say the track bar can majorly help due a bad wearing design, but apparently not so much on 2wd models? If my front end is real messed up I'd like to do all the easy DIY stuff first then maybe just pay a mechanic later to do the hard stuff and an alignment, odd thing is it already appears to have ball joints done to it by some previous owner so maybe they tried fixing it too but never could track it down....maybe it is as simple as that column bushing and tightening the steering box some. I like to do most things DIY to save as much money as possible within reason but if it's going to be very complex I could save a bit to pay a mechanic.

 

1997 dodge ram 1500 4x4 5.2L
I forgot to update everyone with my solutions:

Solved by replacing tie rods,steering dampener, and ball joints as well as getting an alignment.

Thanks for everyones help!