Front suspension issues

[H3slate]

My truck has 76,000 miles on it with the bilstein cognito shocks, 1/2" extended bumpstops and cranked t-bars to 24" fender to wheel center. On my passenger front tire I am getting bad wheel hop when going over uneven roads, potholes, etc.. When going over a pothole, the pass. tire will bounce repeatedly. This does not occur on any other corner of the vehicle.

I have replaced the front diff crossmember bushing, there are no visible leaks from the shock, and just replaced the right mounting bracket for the front diff that had a worn out bushing. I am still getting the same symptoms. My truck had similar symptoms at 36,000 miles and was fixed by replacing the front crossmember and bushing.

Could this simply be a bad shock? The shocks have about 40,000 miles on them. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

 

[05Mudiak]

yup it deff could be a bad shock. especialy if all your bushings look good

 

[ReconH3]

Sounds like bad shock. Take it off and cycle it by hand. It may take some effort so rest one end on the ground and push down. If you feel a void in the resistance/dampening, it's messed up. Usually happens at the beginning since that's where the air accumulates at the top.


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[SlikRick]

Bad shock, its most likely blown, these Bilsteins suck.

 

[alrock]

Blew both my Bilsteins. One was found very early, the other had the same symptoms you describe.

 

[f5moab]

To prove it, if necessary, swap from side to side and see what happens.

 

[H3slate]

Thanks everybody. I will try swapping the shocks side to side. I did the push on the bumper test and didn't notice any difference between the sides. While changing my oil yesterday I did re-torque the crossmember bushing bolt and the mount bracket bolt. The bushing bolt was not close to being torqued properly. :emb:

Will road test it to see if that made a difference and swap the shocks when I replace my leaking halfshaft. :gaah:

 

[H3slate]

If it is a blown shock, it will be my good excuse to get the fox shocks!! :woot:

I have been drooling over those since they came out.