kartoffelpuffer
Newbie
I have a '94 C1500 that I just recently picked up. It has 2" drop shackles in the rear but is otherwise stock. Overall the truck runs and drives great. It's quiet, tracks straight down the road and handles well for a 24 year old truck. However, I'm having an odd issue. When I take off from a complete stop I can feel some sort of shifting. The only way I know how to describe it is that it feels like the axle is loose and rotating. It feels similar to issues I've had on linked 4x4's with a worn out joint that allows the axle to shift during acceleration or deceleration.
But this truck has leaf springs so, I don't think that's the issue. It does this even with moderate acceleration so I'm pretty sure it's not axle wrap. Plus it's a 305.... Could a worn out leaf spring bushing cause this? I would think if a bushing was bad it would cause the truck to track funny. I've read a lot of post about slack in the rear diff or slip yolk. Which I've had with other vehicles and there is always an audible clunk with those. I don't really hear anything with this I can just feel it in the seat of my pants.
I'm going to try and get it on the lift this weekend but wanted to see if anybody had an suggestions of what to look at first.
But this truck has leaf springs so, I don't think that's the issue. It does this even with moderate acceleration so I'm pretty sure it's not axle wrap. Plus it's a 305.... Could a worn out leaf spring bushing cause this? I would think if a bushing was bad it would cause the truck to track funny. I've read a lot of post about slack in the rear diff or slip yolk. Which I've had with other vehicles and there is always an audible clunk with those. I don't really hear anything with this I can just feel it in the seat of my pants.
I'm going to try and get it on the lift this weekend but wanted to see if anybody had an suggestions of what to look at first.