NacIK
aka Dirty Hoe
Does anyone know of a way to test the rear sway bar? I think mine is shot.
I noticed a few years ago that the rear of my Tahoe seemed to sway when looking in the rear view when hitting slight bumps and going above 40. I also noticed that there was a honking sound comming from the back when my rear suspension settled after completely stopping. At first I thought someone was blowing there horn at me but I realized it was from my vehicle. I just figured it was the rear socks going out. When I first bought it I treated it like a prerunner and put some Jeeps to shame. Thank god I had Blisteen shocks.
I left it alone until I recently moved back to NC. I was towing a loaded uhaul 6x12 like I did a few times a year with no problem. This time was a nightmare. I was on 95 speeding to the 70 mph limit when my trailer started swaying everywhere. I could only drive 45 mph the 320 mile trip back to Bragg. To top it off it was new years eve. I was white about 20 minutes into the trip.
I thought maybe the load was just off and figured it would go away when the trailer was dropped off but the rear of the vehicle was still wagging on the way back home. I ckecked the socks using the bounce test and the rear right was bouncing four times so I replaced the rear ones. It rides better and can get to 55 but after that it is uncontrollable. I think it might be the rear sway bar. Is there a way to test it?
I noticed a few years ago that the rear of my Tahoe seemed to sway when looking in the rear view when hitting slight bumps and going above 40. I also noticed that there was a honking sound comming from the back when my rear suspension settled after completely stopping. At first I thought someone was blowing there horn at me but I realized it was from my vehicle. I just figured it was the rear socks going out. When I first bought it I treated it like a prerunner and put some Jeeps to shame. Thank god I had Blisteen shocks.
I left it alone until I recently moved back to NC. I was towing a loaded uhaul 6x12 like I did a few times a year with no problem. This time was a nightmare. I was on 95 speeding to the 70 mph limit when my trailer started swaying everywhere. I could only drive 45 mph the 320 mile trip back to Bragg. To top it off it was new years eve. I was white about 20 minutes into the trip.
I thought maybe the load was just off and figured it would go away when the trailer was dropped off but the rear of the vehicle was still wagging on the way back home. I ckecked the socks using the bounce test and the rear right was bouncing four times so I replaced the rear ones. It rides better and can get to 55 but after that it is uncontrollable. I think it might be the rear sway bar. Is there a way to test it?