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Old Jan 26, 2014 | 06:16 PM
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Hello,

When i was on the highway the other day I was going about 75-80 and my front end started to bounce and it was fairly violent. So I slowed down and gradually got back up to this time 70-80. Again, the front end started to bounce. Almost as if i was driving over basketballs. Now, I drive this stretch of highway everyday and i know it wasn't the road making this happen....even though these Michigan roads are terrible. Any ideas on what is causing this?

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Old Jan 26, 2014 | 06:31 PM
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Tires, suspension...etc.
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Old Jan 26, 2014 | 06:33 PM
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Thats half the truck haha
Could you be a little more specific? Tie rod ends?...etc
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Old Jan 26, 2014 | 06:52 PM
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Lift the front of the truck up and check for play in the suspension. If you find something out of spec, replace it.
Do a tire rotation and see if it still happens. Alignment? Balanced?
If you're not capable of all that, Google it to figure out how or bring it to a shop. Sorry for being blunt but thats what you have to do.

I can't tell you without looking at it. You didn't even mention how many miles, whether or not its all original, or if anything has been worked on recently.
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