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tania
Dodge Dakota
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3/25/2003
02:22:52
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question for you mechanically inclined....dodge dakota 98 2wheel drive, I have to drive with my steering wheel at 1 o clock on straight freeway and now I shimmy at various speeds, like really wobble around. Any advice as to what I'm up against??
thx
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99RT
Dodge Dakota
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3/25/2003
09:04:01
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My truck would also shimmy at various speeds. I took it to a good alignment shop and it is perfect now. I lowered it up front and took it to one alignment shop and the shimmy was really bad, so I went to another one and it is fine. This may be your problem, but not sure. Hope this helps.
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Texas Todd
Dodge Dakota
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3/25/2003
09:37:37
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uh, ball joints? bent rims, bad tires?
I didn't know alignments could cause a shimmy.
99rt says it did.
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Daksmack
Dodge Dakota
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3/26/2003
17:37:16
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I cant tell you how many bad tires Ive had (in my poorer days) that would bounce and "shimy"... I still ran em till they blew.
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Daksmack
Dodge Dakota
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3/26/2003
17:39:14
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If your having to physically hold the wheel at 1:00 (which and alignment will fix), Im sure this is causing uneven tire wear...."shimy shimy"
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Dakaty
GenIII
3/26/2003
19:15:02
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You need a rotation and a front end alignment.
(Sounds nasty)
14.63 @ 91.8
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tania
Dodge Dakota
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3/31/2003
02:35:29
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I had two bad tires, replaced them, and all is smooth again...thx for the tips
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chesire17201
Dodge Dakota
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3/31/2003
17:10:15
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also get the tires balanced with the alignment
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toddmrfixit
Dodge Dakota
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3/31/2003
20:19:30
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jack it up from under the control arm(unloads the front end) move the tire side to side.look for slop on the inner or outer tie rods.then move up and down, look for slop in the ball joints, upper or lower.replace bad parts.find nothing wore out.then a good alignment should fix it.
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Daksmack
Dodge Dakota
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4/01/2003
20:09:48
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Heh...I win I win !!!
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Texas Todd
Dodge Dakota
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4/02/2003
10:42:38
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I said maybe tires,
She already fixed it
Let this die!!!!
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