Hey guys, driving around today I've started to feel something wrong at the rear of the truck... On bumps etc there seems to be some side-to-side wobble... I think... I checked tire pressure, wheel nuts, u-bolts and shackles and everything seems fine. Any suggestions? I may be paranoid, but you know how it is lol!

 

Does it make any sort of noise such as a squeal or rattle?

 

No noises, just kinda wallowy...

 

I really wouldnt know where to start on something like this... I can try though and see what i dig up...

 

Alright, I found something. A guy had the same problem, and one person chimed in saying the shocks were toast. You may want to check into that, rear shocks might be about to croak...

 

Jump up and down on the rear bumper or hitch, then jump off. If the truck bounces after you jump off, shocks are done.

 

There we go... I knew it was something like that to test the shocks... My memory isnt the greatest. I blame my sister for slamming the van door closed, with my head in the path of it...

 

Bingo! One rear shock on its way out... Didn't think of that as the truck only has 36,500 miles on it, but I suppose they are almost 14 years old... The shock combined with a cupped tire on that side explains everything!
Thanks for the help

 

You only have 36k on your truck?!?!

 

Yip! I got it in 2011 with 70 miles on the clock... It had been bought new to depreciate for tax and has been in a shed under a tarp for almost 12 years since