Decent tires are not cheap, either.
2006 Yukon XL Denali front end issue? uneasy feeling
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Decent tires are not cheap, either.
Tonyv__
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I had a set of 24s that pushed me around. Had to use 2 hands often. Got rid of them and bought another set of 24s and then went with 20s with mud tires. Haven’t had the problem since my first set of wheels. Weird problem.
I would like to think they were off balance but I had no wobble at high speeds
Sometimes the bigger the tire the more it grabs at undulations in the road.
Update
The shop said everything looked good up front. Still have to check on an alignment.
I was talking about the air ride system and if it would be worth replacing. When I bought it, I had the back air shocks replaced with new ones. Mechanic today said there was already a conversion kit installed? What does he mean?
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The shop said everything looked good up front. Still have to check on an alignment.
I was talking about the air ride system and if it would be worth replacing. When I bought it, I had the back air shocks replaced with new ones. Mechanic today said there was already a conversion kit installed? What does he mean?
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George B
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You need to get the alignment checked before you can call the front end and related components good. The mechanic might be confusing the factory air ride with a conversion??
If I were you I would ask your mechanic what he means. We could guess about it all day.
Yes, you need to find out what’s going on with the rear shocks. If you have factory self leveling and it’s been converted to regular shocks, you need to change the springs to Z71 springs because the self leveling shocks have an air bladder which makes up for the softer springs. If you are just now getting the service suspension message, I suspect your mechanic swapped the shocks to regular ones and isn’t familiar with the factory air system. But like said, it’s all a guess until you find out EXACTLY what shocks he installed, brand and part numbers. And ask him if the air compressor is still operating correctly. Beyond that, at 126k it’s probably time for a complete front steering/ suspension refresh. Also check your sway bar endlinks especially the front ones. And check your front jounce stops, they’re an integral part of the front torsion bar suspension. They look like bump stops; if they’re deteriorated buy new ones and use a small pry tool to pop the old ones out.
adventurenali92
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Like he said above it’s probably time to start some front end steering component and/or suspension components. I had to replace sway bar bushings up front and pitman arms when I bought my 2006 xl Denali at 74k on the odometer. In January at just about 135k I had a front leveling kit put on to accommodate taller tires that I scored a sweet deal on. When they had it up on the rack they noticed the pitman arms were shot. So unfortunately I had to replace those again but went with the better quality parts this time around. Bad Pitman arms can cause wandering like you’re describing. I would also have ball joints, tie rods, and control arms checked out as well.
Hopefully you do mean the pitman arm and the idler arm, right? There are no 2 pitman arms on that vehicle.
adventurenali92
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We didn’t do idler arms. I know that.
