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04 1500 was pulling to right now have wobble?

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Old 04-13-2009, 11:11 AM
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I have a 2004 dodge ram 1500 with 28,000 miles on it, that was pulling to right bad. Took it in and they told me front right caliper was locking up. Had this replaced and rotors and pads. Now we have wobble so balanced tires changed tie rod ends. And alligned twice still no good. They say maybe bad tire but we did rotate from front to back with same problem. I tried to put more air in front tires and this seemed to help a little. Found that on this forum. Tires are original 20 inch Goodyears. Could it be caster angle? Its at +4.5 but was reading around +5 would cure this problem.
 

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Old 04-13-2009, 11:40 AM
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Have the Tie rods and balljoints checked.
 
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Old 04-18-2009, 09:41 AM
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Tie rods and ball joints are good, taking in this week to try different set of wheels and tires.
 
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Either the tires (belt separation) or improper balancing or both. I have dealt with the balancing issue with every major name in the business. Find a place with the newest equipment and ask for a dynamic balance or road force. Find a tech that knows what the hell he is doing.
 
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Old 04-21-2009, 09:10 PM
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End of problem first tire off truck had big bulge in it( belt separation) Now to find tires, or possibly going down in size to 17s. Definatly will not buy Goodyears half tread life and they are junk.
 
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3 post and he found his problem wow !!!!!
 



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