I bought a 97 F250 Ext cab 4x4 with a 7.3L diesel about 4 months ago. It runs great and tracks down the road fine but under the right conditions it can get a severe wobble in the steering. It usually happens when I'm going around a slight to moderate turn over a slightly rough road surface above 45 miles per hour. It can really through things around the cab. Once I slow down to 15 mph the wobble goes away and I can take it right back up to 55.
My father-in-law is a mechanic and and we had the front and rear ends off the ground and didn't see any play in the wheel bearings. He also had me turn the wheel and didn't see any play in the tie rods. It current'ly doesn't have a steering stabilizer, which I'm planning on getting put on this week. I also believe the PO might have lifted the front end a bit to level it out but I'm not positive on that.
I'm running the same tires on it that it had when I bought it which are LT 255/85R16's. Could there be any caster or camber issues that I'm dealing with? Will the stabilizer help at all? It tracks down the road nicely as long as I don't get that bounce going around a corner and once the wobble starts it can be quite unnerving, especially when you have to slow down to 15 mph on the freeway.
Thanks for your help.
My father-in-law is a mechanic and and we had the front and rear ends off the ground and didn't see any play in the wheel bearings. He also had me turn the wheel and didn't see any play in the tie rods. It current'ly doesn't have a steering stabilizer, which I'm planning on getting put on this week. I also believe the PO might have lifted the front end a bit to level it out but I'm not positive on that.
I'm running the same tires on it that it had when I bought it which are LT 255/85R16's. Could there be any caster or camber issues that I'm dealing with? Will the stabilizer help at all? It tracks down the road nicely as long as I don't get that bounce going around a corner and once the wobble starts it can be quite unnerving, especially when you have to slow down to 15 mph on the freeway.
Thanks for your help.