Thread: 1952 f1 wobble
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Old 03-05-2020, 10:07 PM   #7
Tim Ayers
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Default Re: 1952 f1 wobble

My dad has a '49 F-1. Truck ran great and had original front springs that had cracked leaves. Replaced them with quality springs and the truck shimmied like a mofo if you hit a bump at speed. Death wobble 10X. Checked king pins, alignment, steering box play, did not check wheel bearings. Never thought of that. Put a steering dampener on it, shimmy went away.

Something with the new springs threw something off.
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