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Steering Shake after 2" Level

Milburn221

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I added a 2" level to my 2020 tradesman 4wd. When i added the level i rotated my tires as well. After adding the level I recentered my steering wheel by adjusting the drag link but now I have a steering shake/vibration between 50-60mph. Once i get about 60 it smooths out. Below 50 it is smooth. I had the tries rebalanced already but didn't help the shake at all. Is there anything in the level that could cause the wheel to shake? The level I added was a 2" spacer lift with shock extensions. Any ideas? Anyone else run into this issue after a level?
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Check the caster set it to thuren specs
I printed off the Thuren specs and made an appt for alignment. I hope that fixes it. I understand how the caster would make is seem flighty or want to dart but can caster really make it mimic the tires being out of balance? I hope so. I will report back.
 
I printed off the Thuren specs and made an appt for alignment. I hope that fixes it. I understand how the caster would make is seem flighty or want to dart but can caster really make it mimic the tires being out of balance? I hope so. I will report back.
Typically caster can be one of the biggest contributors to death wobble which is likely what you are getting a slight amount of
 
Also could be toe.
I had a similar issue. Had alignment done to Thuren specs and now its gone.
. 01 toe. 3.6 castor. Works great.
 
Just a follow up. I had the truck aligned to Thuren specs. (My alignment guy said he liked those specs better than factory) I improved a little but i still had steering shake. I decided to move one tire at a time from the front to rear to see if that changed any issues and it turns out I have a tire that is either out of round or not balanced perfectly. After putting it on the rear now i'm driving perfectly with no shake.
Thanks.
 
Just a follow up. I had the truck aligned to Thuren specs. (My alignment guy said he liked those specs better than factory) I improved a little but i still had steering shake. I decided to move one tire at a time from the front to rear to see if that changed any issues and it turns out I have a tire that is either out of round or not balanced perfectly. After putting it on the rear now i'm driving perfectly with no shake.
Thanks.
Get the tire balanced. If it will not balance correctly, it's usually a bad tire from the factory. The belts slip during the process. Been there, done that a few times.
Now I just use balance beads all the time.
 
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