Long story short, im towing 9000lbs on my 2000 F250 2wd. Deer runs in front of me I slam as hard as I can. Didnt hit it, but now wish I did. Something is wrong with my front end, there is a thumping noise from 20mph and gets worse as I accelerate beyond that. I can feel the thumping in the steering wheel very slightly. Feels like its coming from the front. Did the force of the stop cause my front twin I-beams to go out of whack? Is it possible the alignment was just shocked so bad from the force of the brake slaM? I crawled under there and nothing looks broken or out of place...... bushings on the radius arms "look" ok? I am stuck in a hotel room until a shop opens, but any opinions would help me get this to the right shop the first time. Thanks guys:bowfast:
Did some searching on my laptop and wondering if its possible I may have put flat spots on my tires by doing this. My trailer brakes went out half way through the trip, so when I slammed the brakes to avoid the deer, I was taking the full weight of that trailer behind me, and if I remember right, the tires were locked and squeeled for a good 1-2 seconds. The truck drives straight as an arrow, and nothing seems off other than the thumping noise cant be heard until about 20mph and gets worse as I go faster. Anyone concur?
Well made it home last night, yep ruined the front tires thank god nothing else, i rotated the tires to the back and that kept the front from vibrating. Definitely going to look at a safe guard for the trailer brake wire. That really pissed me off. Thanks guys!
Yep, definitely sounded like the tire has a flat spot. Fix those trailer brakes asap. You can have the tires "shaved" or "trued" at a tire shop, it will lessen the tread life of the tire, but at least you will have a round, smooth riding tire.
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