rockauto has both the upper arms oem about $145 each
SOLVED PAGE 5: Shudder/shake/vibration when hitting bumps at highway speeds
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clandr1
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Weird, I'm seeing them at $199 each. Do you have a coupon code or something in effect? I'm looking at ACDELCO 15864153.
I was looking at nnbs I thought your truck was a newer one, in that case I would go with the mevotech heavy duty or try to find some good used ones out of the junkyard, I beat the crap out of my 00 and the original ball joints and control arms were still perfectly fine when I sold it at 312k that was one of the few things that never had to be replaced.
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Ok, here's something I need a sanity check on. If I hadn't replaced my shocks 3 years ago with Bilstein HD's, I would suspect a bad shock to be the culprit here. What are the chances a high quality shock failed after 3 years? Keep in mind I don't abuse this truck. It also seems the majority of the vibration is when I hit potholes or road bumps on the passenger side wheels.
Edited to add: I bought four MOOG ball joints (K6540 and K6541). I'll replace them and see if that fixes the problem. Worst case scenario is I did something I probably should've already done, and it's only ~$170 spent if it doesn't work.
Edited to add: I bought four MOOG ball joints (K6540 and K6541). I'll replace them and see if that fixes the problem. Worst case scenario is I did something I probably should've already done, and it's only ~$170 spent if it doesn't work.
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did you get this ironed out? i am having the same issue w my 02 burb symptom shows up at 71 mph though, bump not required. do you have one piece drive shaft? if two piece you may want to inspect the hanger/swing bearing. surprisingly my burb has a one piece drive shaft. my shocks are original at 230k so ill be changing em i guess. the only slack i see in my front is at the idler arm (pass side) and steering arm that connects steering box to center-link. i will be changing those right away.
edit: no way this is my first post... i was certain i have made one or two in the past! possibly even three!
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edit: no way this is my first post... i was certain i have made one or two in the past! possibly even three!
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Not yet. Between the August heat and my weekends being busy (I have three kids) I'm still waiting for a good time to get this done. I've had the ball joints sitting on my work bench for almost two weeks. I'll be sure to update the thread when I've had a chance to install them.
As for the driveshaft, I'm not sure, but I'll make it a point to check next time I'm under the truck.
As for the driveshaft, I'm not sure, but I'll make it a point to check next time I'm under the truck.
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Update - I replaced the upper and lower ball joints yesterday. I took it on the highway up to 70-75 mph for about 3 miles and still no joy - it still shakes/shudders occasionally.
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Apologies as I didn't remember to check when I had the truck up on jackstands yesterday. I would imagine, though, that if you have an occasional shudder at the same constant speed, it might not be drive shaft related.
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Turns out it was a bad front passenger shock. A Bilstein that failed about 3 years in. Bilstein was great about helping me with a replacement under warranty.
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Thanks! And for sure - I tried to start with the items I knew needed to be done and were cheap/easy and just kept progressing (idler arm assembly, sway bar bushings, then ball joints) and luckily it didn't take too much money or effort to get there!
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I wanted to update everyone that there was still a slight shake after replacing the ball joints, and on further inspection my front passenger Bilstein shock had developed a slight leak. I sent some pictures to Bilstein USA and they helped me get a warranty replacement. I installed it yesterday and so far it's much, MUCH better. I think the shock is probably what originally caused this issue, but glad it caused me to replace some items that were past their service life.
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