St cab 2.7 4x4 5sp 104,000 mi – I’ve had this truck for a month now and it goes down the road nice, seems tight. Get into some bumps and it hops to the right – pretty dramatically!
What would be the most likely component(s) that would cause this?
Thanks
I have the same truck and had the same problem I actually jumped across the lane on the highway one time scared me to death ha but I slapped new shocks on and it seemed to dampin the problem a little bit. Iono what size tires your running but I'm running 33-12.50 km2s and fully aired to fact. Specs they have to much air in them I usually run around either 33 or 31 I can't remember
Thanks for the reply -
My truck has stock size 16" tires and probably original shocks.
New tires and shocks will be happening before winter.
Hopefully that will fix things -
When I changed my leaf springs I noticed my truck start hoping to the right after a bump. ex: train tracks, pot holes, and etc... I ended up finding out that my u-bolts were tightened unevenly. Tightened them up correctly and problem solved.
agree, it's the shocks. my old tacoma did that. new shocks fixed it right up. it was pretty scary at some points. if i entered into a driveway too fast at an angle, i would actually get one front tire to lift.
I was going under an overpass in the right lane about 30 mph - not speeding up/slowing down - hit some bumpy pavement and had to react quickly or I was going to smack that cement wall.
I had big eyes - - -
aside form having 104K on those leaf springs...
and that they were not that great... even when new...
could be culprit..
As they wear out... they tend to allow more axle wrap... hop and other odd behaviors.
could be worn shocks... as stated already
or even a possibility that one of the leafs in the spring pack is broken.
tho' generally that's noticed, if it were falling out.
Then there's even a possibility that you have a bent axle.
unequal tire pressure could also play a role.
are you locked in the rear ?
and unlocked rear axle could tend to pull more towards the primary drive wheel side, when under acceleration on irregular road surfaces and during intermittent traction conditions.
I had the truck on the rack for a four wheel alignment when I first got it. It checked out good. There is no locker in the rear. I'm pretty careful with tire pressures but my stock aluminum rims leak at the bead (snow/salt).
I'll check them tomorrow.
Thanks for the good info ----
Hmmm - just the sound of that "seized shackle" - - -
Makes me want to call my doctor.
I'm going to put the truck back on the lift this week and look things over real good. The way it felt when it tried to change lanes made me think the problem was up front - now I will spend some time checking the rear axle.
Thanks for the heads-up!
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