Front End Now "Floating"

[Nick@Apollo-Optics]

After a trip to Lake Conroe this past weekend, I was able to figure a couple things out:

1. Tire(s) need balancing, at 78mph truck shakes.
2. From just looking, I think it's out of alignment.
3. Best explanation front suspension now is it's like a pogo stick. It has so much rebound that on interstate when the front end comes up my steering gets lighter. This is very apparent going around turns with expansion joints.

#1 & #2 will be taken care this week, no doubt. #3 just straight up feels like my shocks are bad. I have transferred the previous owners extended warranty (appears aftermarket warranty) to me, so I guess is the only option short of buying new ones and installing myself so I'll have wheels to drive.

Opinions?

That really does sound bad. And your shocks may very well be bad. It's just hard to believe at only 50K miles.

 

[Off Road WannaBe]

Did u check tire pressure? i know mine with the stock bfg is all over the road at higher speeds and wind makes it worse. But over 40 psi and its fine

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[infinitereality]

Yeah I just don't want to believe they're bad. I'm going to PM Fox and see what they think or even a way to test them.

Off Road WannaBe: That's a valid point. As weird as it sounds, I had to add some air to my wife's vehicle last Monday so while I had the hose out I topped mine off. They were maybe 4lbs off, but still aired up to 60psi. They max out at 63psi I believe, but this whole floating I really noticed about that same time... umm

 

[Off Road WannaBe]

Wow 60psi are u running the stock bfg u probably ave too much air in the rounding them out instead of flat ford only puts 44-45psi from factory .

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[infinitereality]

Nah I'm running 35x12.50 Cooper Discoverer Radial STT TEK3 tires. Been running them for 6 months with no issues till last week or so.

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Another option is maybe I need to recharge my nitrogen on the fronts? Just trying to figure out if I got to remove them to get filled or not.

http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f9/rebuilding-oem-shocks-22882/

 

[hungerforraptor]

Wow!! That's sounds similar to what I was experiencing then I found that I had a leaking shock seal.

 

[infinitereality]

Wow!! That's sounds similar to what I was experiencing then I found that I had a leaking shock seal.

That sounds like a definitely possibility. How did you know you had a leaking seal?

 

[ntm]

50,000 is a lot of miles for any shock.
Mine were definitely on their way out by then.

 

[KBR]

Check your sway bar links and make sure your wheel alignment is good.

 

[Wilson]

Psi is by door not what's on the tire.