03 Suburban LT Steering Issues, Wandering and Wobbly and Loose

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I would say you need new shocks if they are the originals. Worn out shocks can bounce you all over the road. On my 2003 Chevy Tahoe with more miles than yours I've replaced the shocks twice since the originals.
 

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if its saying service 4wd, you got codes. normal scanner wont pick these codes up. need a abs scanner. even if the abs and brake lights are not lit up, you likely have a code (or 5 or 6) stored.

^^ THIS. A scanner that will read the 4wd codes will also show live data; in addition to the codes you can view live data and compare the commanded mode to the actual mode (2hi vs AUTO, for example). With the description you gave I would suspect the transfer case encoder motor to need a new internal range position sensor, or a new encoder motor. But the codes and live data would confirm.

Range position sensor:
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Have you done anything to the rear? It's surprising how much the rear track bar and control srms can affect the control and stability and general feel of the ride.

How are your torsion bar mounts?

I have the same wheel hop/skip/bop on near full lock turns. I figured it was an alignment issue. Mine does leaves black tire marks everywhere it goes too. maybe the alignment needs checked again.. Firestone is a sketchy place to go. Never had anything but problems with them.. last straw was when they stripped the lug nuts on my moms car and the tire almost came off while driving. Never went to the same store twice so I can't help but think it's a top down compqny culture type issue.
 
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^^ THIS. A scanner that will read the 4wd codes will also show live data; in addition to the codes you can view live data and compare the commanded mode to the actual mode (2hi vs AUTO, for example). With the description you gave I would suspect the transfer case encoder motor to need a new internal range position sensor, or a new encoder motor. But the codes and live data would confirm.

Range position sensor:
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I just looked at everything on my scanner. Live data, actuation tests. There were no codes. Watching live data while switching through all the modes and everything looks great. Goes into each mode just fine. And out just fine.
 

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I just looked at everything on my scanner. Live data, actuation tests. There were no codes. Watching live data while switching through all the modes and everything looks great. Goes into each mode just fine. And out just fine.

Well, I can assure you when the Service 4wd message is on, there will be at least one code. My eureka moment was when mine was switched into 4hi, in a few seconds the scanner would indicate the AUTO mode. The dash switch still indicated 4hi but it wasn't right.
 

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