Hey guys,

I've been a member for a while now, but I've never posted anything until today.

I drive a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500 4WD with 20" stock wheels and I just experienced what I think is the infamous "death wobble". I took it to the "stealer" here in Mexico and they said they did not now what it was (sad but I believe them, they are not very good). After they checked the truck, they want me to replace the front and rear shocks as well as the whole steering system (3500 USD). But I just get the feeling they're guessing and they don't have a clue what's the problem ...

Well, I just needed to vent because I'm really frustrated.

 

Welcome Back

I will move your post to the 3rd Gen Ram section.

 

Death wobble only exists in SFA trucks

Edit: I thought you had a 1500. My bad. Refer to the post below me then lol

 

There is a good chance with it being a 2500, SFA, that you did experience this. it is a harmonic bouncing that gets setup between the steering components and the frame of the truck. There is an aftermarket stabalizer that can be bolted onto the frame and stiffens and arrests the steering gear box, and *******ly eliminates the harmonics.
I did a google search for dodge steering gear stabalizer and came up with numerous ones for a couple of hundred dollars. You might start there to eliminate that possibility

A number of different worn parts can cause or lend to "death wobble" but those can be inspected individually, whereas, the harmonic problem can actually be "tested" or inpected for,such as ball joint, shocks, steering dampener,bearing hubs---etc.

 

@Gone Fishin,

Thanks for the info. Is there a brand you would recommend?

P.S. I took the truck to shop and they told nothing was wrong with it. WTF? ....

 

If you stay on here long enough a ad comes across the top for the death wobble stop check that out

 

I really can't recommend one for the simple reason that my 2500 has never experienced this, and it has 175K+ on it. I guess I got LUCKY!!!

I would recommend posting up a question in this forum for opinions. There are a number of members that have them, if you google this, you'll get a number of hits.