82 toyota death wobble

[bug]

Bad wobble in the front of the yota

Its a 1982 yota with modified rears upfront and 63's in the rear. It has a lockright in front and a spool in the rear. 36 inch Irocks and 2" spacers in the front. Seems like it starts after hitting a bump and it gets BAD.... I had the boy inside the truck moving the wheel back and forth, the dam body moves back and forth. Do I need a track bar or what? I have had a few of these trucks and never had a wobble like this. I checked the alignment and I have about 1/4 tow in, I dont have a way to check pinion angle but it looks a little low. Brakes are free and the tie rod ends are all new and tight. It has a high steer kit its nice and tight, we nut and bolted everything on the truck and still no good. It might be worse now. Any ideas?

[68cj5]

wheel bearings or trennion bearings?

[stefanh]

My problem I had was the spacers and the shackles. Lost the soacers still had it the changed the shackles then it stopped. Or it's a tie rod end or wheel bearings

[bug]

Its all tight... wheel bearings, rod ends are new shackles arent long and there tight. when we turn the wheel back and forth the frame and body move?

[stefanh]

Well my shackles were always tight to but they were paper thin an the sucked. Does it have high steer? Or stock push pull steering

[stefanh]

Guess I should've read it more. But the problem I had was the spacers an the shackles. After I changed that it went away

[mudmaddness1972]

i have a dana 60 and had the adjustable preload style steering arms and i had will bad death wobble then i tighten them up no death wobble...i dont know if that will help on a toy axle..

[chevyboy89]

I have that problem and what has helped it is steering stablizer and new spring bushings. If your frame is moving its got to be in your springs some where. How is your frame where the steering box is?

[mudmaniac3]

I had that problem in my toyota and I replaced all the steering ends and problem was cured. then a year later I got it again all the ends were still in good shape then repacked the trunions and pulled a shim out then it never came back until an end went bad.
Toyota spec is 10lbs of pull to turn the knuckle for tension on the knuckles

[bug]

I have high steer, when I get going it will be fine till Im going into 3rd gear then the front axle goes nuts. I went threw everything today and I have no idea??? The axle moves side to side under the truck. Can I fix this by linking it?

[mudmaniac3]

you know the lazy way of fixing this well how I did it in my toyota was I just dropped the front tires to like 3lbs and it was fine. plus I found on iroks it helps break the tires in. And try taking another shim or 2 out of ur knuckles under the high steer arms my buddy just had this issue with his 82 and it has 37's he replaced all his steering rod ends, repacked the trunions, and even replaced his leaf spring bushings before he would listen and pull some shims out of his steering knuckles and it fixed it. My gfs 4runner has wabble but I just took the tires down haha

[bug]

I will try messing with the knuckles, If that dont work I dont know what the heck to do?? It cant be driven the way it is thats for sure. Frustrated is my word for the day.

[bug]

I HATE this stupid truck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cant figure it out. Too the scrap pile with this piece off $h!t. Pissed off...

[mudmaniac3]

what all did you do to it? may have bad trunions aswell

[68cj5]

i honestly think its the trennions