Vibration and shake

MHAMMERS2004

MEMBER
2005 FORD F-150
5.4L
V8
4WD
AUTOMATIC
13,000 MILES

Replaced just about everything on the front suspension of truck. Ball joints, upper control, etc etc. Hasn't changed anything maybe even worse. 35" tires and 6" lift. Feels "loose" when driving and when you hit 65 mph it shakes, shimmies and steering wheel shakes. It is worse when taking a corner. Please help, i'm over $2,000.00 into this problem and nothing has helped. New everything including wheels and tires. Update: is this slop in the rack normal?

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SCGRANTURISMO

MECHANIC
4,897 POSTS

Hello,

This sounds like it could be the wheel bearings going out. The well bearings are the bearing that in the hub and the spindle goes through. The brake rotor goes on the hub, the axle/spindle nut holds the hub assembly in place, and then the tire gets bolted onto the tire studs on the brake rotor. When the wheel bearings go bad the vehicle will act just as described. A simple way to test this is to jack your vehicle up like you were going to change the tire. Grab the tire and see if you can move the top of the tire towards the engine and away from the engine. If any slop is noticed at all, the wheel bearing is bad.
I have included a link for you down below:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-front-wheel-bearings-and-seals

Please go through this guide and get back to us with what you find out.

Thanks,
Alex
2CarPros