wierd movement when accelerating.

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Hb_Kidd
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Car: 1994 Nissan Pickup aka D21/HARDBODY

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1994 Hardd body pickup

Hi, When i push the gas pedel the back end of the truck on the passenger side tends to jerk. My front end of the truck goes to the left when if i dont correct it by steering more to the right. My truck is lowered 3 inches in the rear bout 4 in the front. I have stock shocks, crank torsion bars, rear bumper removed also. I might need an alignment but this issue just started to happen recently. Please help me out guys to figure out this problem.


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Big-Bird
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Car: 2000 Xterra on 'Roids & 2004 Quest SL

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Sounds like either a broken spring(s), loose shackle, damaged bushing(s) and/or loose leaf spring U-Bolt(s).

Better get under there and start looking for loose or damaged parts.


Hb_Kidd
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Thanks, i will check that first thing tomorrow. I was thinking the same thing its somthing def. wrong with the suspension. I was thinking a bad shock? But i will check all that you have mention. Any suggestions on some after-market drop shocks by any chance?

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PEZi
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out of curiosity... could it be something in the diff?

Hb_Kidd
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Found out what the problem was!! It was a loose U-BOLT that was causing the axle to swing more to the right. The left bolts was so loose that i was able to unbolt them by hand. I think people with Lowering blocks should at least tighting them once every 2 weeks or so.

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Big-Bird
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Bang on baby! I love it when I'm right! It keeps a fellow NICO member safe and those on the road around him.



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