My d100's front end is leaning to the left. Do you think this could be a worn out spring?
bherder
01-03-2009, 01:25 PM
Could be, or it might be the all-to-often bent lower A-arm ... There was a post or two about that sometime back with a bunch of pics. I've never owned a 2WD truck, but a few posters here (Speed comes to mind) says this is a fairly common prob with our old rigs...
DiverDwnPowrRam
01-03-2009, 01:49 PM
yes speed had pictures a year ago showing the bent A...I was really surprised to see that one.
cribbs74
01-03-2009, 02:51 PM
I have the same problem, although not too bad anymore. I replaced the springs and it was about 90% better, but still about an inch difference from the passenger side. I have measured my lower control arms from various points from left to right and have not seen a significant difference. I will do ball joints next and then swap rear springs across and see if that alleviates it. I also moved my tank into the cab and have thought about relocating my battery to the passenger side, not to sure about that because of the cable lengths. If that doesn't work then I will replace the arm, in my case I can't see where it is bent, if it is it's ever so slight.
dodged100
01-03-2009, 03:08 PM
oh ok great Ill look into that a arm
Speed Dragon
01-03-2009, 04:09 PM
Yeah bent control arms and broken springs are common on these trucks.
dodged100
01-03-2009, 04:46 PM
well i found some moog replacement springs $110 a pair. But I cant find a control arm
cribbs74
01-03-2009, 05:58 PM
Control arms are all over ebay, not sure of the quality though.
Speed Dragon
01-03-2009, 06:56 PM
Junkyard item again :) Or ebay I guess, if they are new they are probably Chinese though, and will probably be crap. I haven't looked at them.
dodged100
01-04-2009, 08:23 AM
im gettin sick of this chinese horse sh**. I just want a well built part and nobody has them.
