wonders and rides rough

[tate]

i have a 2000 tahoe new body style that i cant figure out my wondering and rough ride hubs are tight all new ball joints tie rods and pit man idler arms with bracket aligned a few months ago with all these parts ...fresh bilstein 5100 front shocks ..rear shocks are a little soft but dont appear to be leaking but will be changed in the next month as well ...i dont see a switch on the back of my ps pump so it shouldnt be the sensor on the steering shaft..just wondering if anyone has any ideas suv has 112k on the clock

 

[Bomba02]

sway bar links?
loose steering box?
tires?

 

[tate]

steering seems to be responsive to input doenst feel loose at all ...ill have to have it checked but i still cant figure out the rough ride ...ive driven civics with smoother rides

 

[OR VietVet]

Please post the before and after caster/camber/toe readings from the alignment.

 

[Bomba02]

are your jounce stops missing or beat up? They look like a bump stop but are a huge part of the front suspension. Just an idea good luck.

 

[tate]

I will have to see if I still have the paper from the alignment shop tomorrow. I did notice it slightly pulls to the left on the highway probably gonna try to get it in the next few weeks here ..as far as the jounce stops I know what you are referencing I will have to get under it this next week its been around zero here and im a bit lethargic in the cold haha. paying closer attention I feel like my back is bouncing a little on bumps will try to get some new bilsteins ordered for that too ...is it worth putting 5100 on the back or should I just put 4600 on?

 

[Wake]

I just finished rebuilding the entire suspension on my Escalade. The part that made the most difference in my ride was the upper control arms. The bushings were pretty shot after only 90K miles. Lower control arm bushings still looked pretty solid compared to the UCAs but I replaced them anyway since I had the parts.

 

[pnwdan]

Tire tread design can play a big part in this too.

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[tate]

UPDATE ..
Rear shocks have now been switched to bilsteins as well ...this seems to help the rear quite a bit as its very firm but not unpleasant the front is still a concern still rides terrible ...litterally the only thing that has not been replaced in the front end in the controll arm bushings themselves everything else is less than six months old ...

 

[tate]

any other ideas for this before I tear off some brand new bilsteins and throw them away ...I can only point my finger at them because it did not ride this way with the factory shocks on before they failed