As of recently ive had a strange issue happen when im backing out of my driveway. If my steering wheel isnt straight or im backing out slow it feels as if my truck is "bouncing" on the front passenger side tire. I noticed it again lastnight when i was trying to back into a parking spot at school after driving past the spot.

This summer the enitre front end was rebuilt this summer, but im afraid something is going out again. anytime it happens (unless im in a hurry) i get out and check everything by eye and dont see any damage or anything that doesnt look correct, but ive never been able to identify the issue that is cuasing the "bounce" so i dont know what to mess with when I crawl under my truck.

 

Makes me wonder if you're having a 4wd problem or your caliper is having issues...

 

That is assuming your front strut is good. The strut is meant to stop the bounce created by the coil spring.

 

Is there any noise associated with the hopping?

 

Mine does this when i have it in 4 wheel drive on a dry road in the summer . I 'think' you 'might' be stuck in 4 wheel drive, like LaMartin also thinks.

 

Its a 2wd so it could be a possible caliper issue, what would be a thing to check with the caliper? As far as hearing noises, i have never noticed one other than the one similar to when you run over railroad tracks at speed with a lifted truck.

 

I wish it was a 4wd issue

 

Ok then. Could be a wheel bearing. I would jack up the bad side and see if something is loose.

 

With the truck on the ground, go to the front right corner quarter panel or hood and shove that side of the truck down as hard as you can, then let go. See if it comes back up nicely or if it bounces. If it bounces, you've got a bad strut.

Brakes possibly hanging up, really the quickest way to tell is to put your hand near the rim after a bit of driving. The wheel with the bad caliper will be considerably hotter than the rest.

 

I had a problem a few years ago with the brake caliper hanging up. I bought a new caliper and worked fine for a few weeks, then started hanging up again. It ending up being the rubber brake hose. It looked good on the outside but due to its age it was messed up on the inside. Been working perfect ever since.