96firephoenix
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- 1997
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Hey all, I'm hoping you can help me track down the issue in my rear suspension.
I've done some searching and I've come up with an answer to the clunking issue... but nothing for the other problem, and I'm wondering if there is a connection (or rust where a connection should be).
Basically, whenever I go over a hard bump above about 20 mph, the back end kicks out the the right, and it feels like the axle is rotating clockwise as seen from above. Almost like an over-steer condition. For whatever reason, RailRoad tracks are worse than pot-holes or speed bumps.
Could worn out shocks cause this? I know the shocks are offset from the axle, with the DS going rear and the PS going front, and it seems to me that it would push the axle in this direction if they were not giving as much shock absorption as they should be. I'm not used to doing suspension work on pickups, and I know it differs a lot from RWD cars that I've worked on.
I know from following my wife home the other day that the axle tracks a little bit that way already, and I haven't found a cause for this.
I've already replaced the rear shackles and mounts, as they were rusted off. Everything else looks solid, but will be eventually replaced on General principles. Bed will eventually be off to do a fuel tank swap and some frame R&R.
I've done some searching and I've come up with an answer to the clunking issue... but nothing for the other problem, and I'm wondering if there is a connection (or rust where a connection should be).
Basically, whenever I go over a hard bump above about 20 mph, the back end kicks out the the right, and it feels like the axle is rotating clockwise as seen from above. Almost like an over-steer condition. For whatever reason, RailRoad tracks are worse than pot-holes or speed bumps.
Could worn out shocks cause this? I know the shocks are offset from the axle, with the DS going rear and the PS going front, and it seems to me that it would push the axle in this direction if they were not giving as much shock absorption as they should be. I'm not used to doing suspension work on pickups, and I know it differs a lot from RWD cars that I've worked on.
I know from following my wife home the other day that the axle tracks a little bit that way already, and I haven't found a cause for this.
I've already replaced the rear shackles and mounts, as they were rusted off. Everything else looks solid, but will be eventually replaced on General principles. Bed will eventually be off to do a fuel tank swap and some frame R&R.