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1996 Chevrolet Tahoe Truck sways back and forth

Tiny
SCORCH90US
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  • 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE
  • 5.7L
  • V8
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 250,000 MILES
My truck sways back and forth at highspeeds (around 70 MPH) when I hit a bump or if I accelerate fast. I do have alot of play in my steering wheel, and it seems to get better if I keep the steering wheel turned partially to one side to keep the steering tight; it wont sway nearly as bad. I have recently replaced the ball joints and had a allignment. What else could it be?
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Thursday, March 27th, 2014 AT 9:08 AM

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Tiny
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Is it 2wd or 4wd? Was the whole front end checked or just replaced the ball joints then aligned?
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Thursday, March 27th, 2014 AT 9:29 AM
Tiny
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4wd. They said they looked at it and everything looked fine. But I know they had trouble aligning it.
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Thursday, March 27th, 2014 AT 9:44 AM
Tiny
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Have the control arm bushings and all balljoints rechecked. Also check for a loose sway bar or bad ilder arm if it gets worse when you hit a bump it has to be a ball joint or control arm bushing that is bad. Or an idler arm. But have it rechecked.
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Thursday, March 27th, 2014 AT 10:01 AM

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