No, not that I've noticed. On the thought that it might have, indeed, been
the suspension, I mentioned it to my dad later, and he took it and dropped
quite a bit of sand off to people he knows. We'll see if it makes a
difference.
Thanks!
-- -Jon jonsdak@midmaine.com http://jonsdakota.tripod.com 1996 Dodge Dakota Sport 4X4, 3.9L V6, 42RE, 3.92:1 8.25 axle, "BackRack" Headache Rack, Dodge Motorsports decals, steering wheel cover, and front license plate, diamond-plate bedrail covers, Lund VentVisors, Lund BugShield, Jensen MP-3310 CD/MP3 Receiver, Pioneer TS-G1347's in front, TS-A5713's in rear""Josh Battles"" <jbattles@bankfinancial.com> wrote in message news:av4nkn$tl4$1@bent.twistedbits.net... > > Do you get any pulsation in the steering wheel when it makes the pop? > Perhaps a quick check of the CV joints is in order... > > -- > -Josh > 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L > > > ""Jon"" <jonsdak@midmaine.com> wrote in message > news:av4hh7$ie6$1@bent.twistedbits.net... > > > > Hey all, > > My dad wanted some sand for his driveway, as we're supposed to get more > snow > > tonight. He usually borrows my truck and gets some, but he's working > today > > and worried that it'll be snowing by the time he gets home, so he asked me > > to go get it for him. No problem, so I go up to the town garage, one on > the > > officials is my neighbor, so he did me a favor and had a guy come out with > a > > bucket loader. He put maybe half a bucket into my bed (barely sagged my > > Sport suspension), enough to make a nice, even taper of sandup the middle > of > > the bed, with equal room on each side. Now, however, as I drove home, I > > noticed a popping noise on sharp corners (turning from one road to > another, > > mostly), just a quick, pop-pop, or pop-pop-pop that lasts through the > corner > > and disappears when the truck is heading straight again. > > Once again, the suspension is hardly compressed so I doubt it's bumpstops > or > > anything like that, and nothing is rubbing when the truck's sitting still. > > I know the truck's center of gravity shifts on corners, slightly tilting > the > > truck in the way of the corner, so I'm thinking maybe something on either > > side, in the rear? > > Do you have any ideas? > > TIA, > > -- > > -Jon > > jonsdak@midmaine.com > > http://jonsdakota.tripod.com > > 1996 Dodge Dakota Sport 4X4, 3.9L V6, 42RE, 3.92:1 8.25 axle, "BackRack" > > Headache Rack, Dodge Motorsports decals, steering wheel cover, and front > > license plate, diamond-plate bedrail covers, Lund VentVisors, Lund > > BugShield, Jensen MP-3310 CD/MP3 Receiver, Pioneer TS-G1347's in front, > > TS-A5713's in rear > > > > > > > >
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