Horrible "death wobble" after new wheels/tires?

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Dealership did say I had a rear shock "leaking." Here is pics of the front sway20170630_103213.jpg

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Looks fairly cranked. How much room between your your control arm and droop stop? Stock shocks?

I am also guessing decranking at all it's not an option? Was this cranked this high prior to the new wheels and tires? A wider wheel and tire can catch the inconsistenties in the road a little more than a skinnier tire so you may have had an issue before and it is now amplified.
 
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Looks fairly cranked. How much room between your your control arm and droop stop? Stock shocks?

I am also guessing decranking at all it's not an option? Was this cranked this high prior to the new wheels and tires? A wider wheel and tire can catch the inconsistenties in the road a little more than a skinnier tire so you may have had an issue before and it is now amplified.
 
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I've had it cranked higher than this on my old factory set up. New wheels/tires are definitely playing a big role. Very close to droop stops. I've trimmed almost as much as I can see possible.
 

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My two cents is that you're over cranked and that is causing your issue.
 
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Maybe the crank plus the newly added weight, cuz ive went 80mph with it cranked higher than this with no issue before.
 
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So I discovered something that may or may not be unrelated on my way home tonight. I think I mentioned earlier that when I slammed on the brakes it seemed to get worse. Without any apparent "wobble" riding fine doin about 40mph I hit the brakes pretty hard and it nosedived towards the passenger side. I tested it a few times with the same result. Maybe the need for the longer sway bar end links? Or shocks? Pretty weird stuff
 
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Could this axles being angled this hard be causing it? I figured the angel would cause premature wear but didnt know if it could be binding up or something.20170702_194924.jpg
 

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The fastes way to check if it's the way the truck is currently set at, switch to a set of stock size or something close, then road test over the same road.
 

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