Is there anyone who is planning to attend the upcoming ISUZUwharrie Event that owns a Rodeo with a 5-speed, a locker, 3+3 inches of lift, Rancho 9000s, and M/T tires?
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OKà IÆll rephraseà
How about anyone who fits the above criteria that hasnÆt beat on their Rodeo like a stolen mule?
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Sorry Mike û I couldnÆt resist! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" /> ---
Actually, I look forward to hearing your thoughts.)
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Might as well pull the whole spring pack and check all the leaves for cracks. Replace the U-bolts on reassembly -- IMHO, these are best used only once.
Depending on price, I might be getting a set of springs from the local junkyard today --- IÆm hoping that they donÆt think too highly of themà I canÆt afford more than a few fingersà and experience tells me that sometimes they want multiple arms and legs. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> --- We shall see.
As for the U-bolts û I agree completely.
IMHO, your locker is amplifying whatever *squirm* you have -- and unless you are actually connecting the rear tires together to equalize air pressure, I wonder if they are exactly the same, and that's assuming the tires have identical wear. Have you tried rotating tires to see if there's a different.
Wellà
Tread wear shouldnÆt be a factor, since I still havenÆt worn all of the manufacturing nubs off yet. --- And rotation seems unnecessary as well, given that they barely have 1000-miles on them.
But I'll still keep this in mind - I'm not going to rule anything out as a possibility.
I don't understand why changing the shackle changed the handling... dunno. Try repeating it to see if you can recreate the perceived change.
I donÆt really understand it eitherà but it rode significantly better that way, nonetheless.
Assuming that a buddy of mine is home today, I will be tightening those shackle bolts in a little while, before heading over to the junkyard. --- Hopefully IÆll have more to report about the handling later this evening (and maybe some good news about finding a set of springs too).
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(everything that Doug said)
If the problem persists after replacing the springs (assuming that I can get some), IÆll look into the tire measurements very closelyà You never know, right?
Gotta run - Thanks again everyone! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />
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