Steering wheel shaking

[trailbikerider]

I did a little research and wasn't finding what I was looking for, so here's the issue.

I've got 1994 Ranger 2WD, and lately it seems that almost every bump I go over the steering wheel/column shakes violently up and down, when I go to wiggle the column everything seems tight, so I'm not entirely sure what the issue is. It's almost like the "death wobble" that SAS trucks encounter.

 

[adsm08]

It goes up and down, not around?

Check the front end out, tie rods, pitman arm, ball joints, etc.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

and shocks.