Hey Guys,

I need some help with my Grandpa's truck. Its an 05 4x4 quad cab 4.7. It has a shimmy in the steering wheel. It is the worst at speeds between 30 and 50 mph. He had the tires balanced and rotated and it made it better for a while. It has since worsened again . The wheel almost walks from side to side. I have jacked it up and checked it over, but I am not very familiar with the truck. Any help would be greatly appreciated as he and I are both stumped.

 

check the tie rods ball joints there is tonnes of posts in this section on what it could be the front end of these trucks are junk

 

If you balanced the wheels and it was better....then worse again, I'd look at the tires. Are they shot? Did you get an alignment? Did you throw a wheel weight? Did your grandpa smack a curb and do one of the following?:

Bend a wheel
Bust a tie-rod end, inner or outter / worn tie-rod ends
Bad ball joint
Bad steering rack
Bust a bearing / worn bearing (doubtful)

Any of these problems will be amplified if you still have the stock shocks.....if you do, they are probably bad too.