I have a 96 Tahoe that when I lifted the front end off the ground and put the transmission in nutral, the passenger side wheel would only turn about a 1/4 of a turn. What gives? Is there something wrong with my front axle? I have also been experencing a wobble when driving, about 40-50MPH do you think this can be a related problem?:question:

Originally posted by ZuperDave
I have a 96 Tahoe that when I lifted the front end off the ground and put the transmission in nutral, the passenger side wheel would only turn about a 1/4 of a turn. What gives? Is there something wrong with my front axle? I have also been experencing a wobble when driving, about 40-50MPH do you think this can be a related problem?:question:

YES....:eek: :eek: You might wanna check the CV joint itself. As for the wobble check your tierods/idler arm/ball joints. Take a look at wheelbearings too..........:D :beer:

All I know is I pulled out 3 chevys in one day that had broken their cv joint/axle at pismo beach. That kinda turned me off to IFS.

Charlo

[QUOTE]Originally posted by charlo
[B]All I know is I pulled out 3 chevys in one day that had broken their cv joint/axle at pismo beach. That kinda turned me off to IFS.

And they were probably doing something stupid like flooring it while turned one way, which weakens it extremely. You treat your ifs good, and you wont have any problems. The ifs is too smooth on-road to give up and its performance disadvantage offroad is very minimal and there is really almost none if you know how to drive your truck.
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-Dave

Originally posted by 88GMCPRIDE
[QUOTE]Originally posted by charlo
[B]All I know is I pulled out 3 chevys in one day that had broken their cv joint/axle at pismo beach. That kinda turned me off to IFS.

And they were probably doing something stupid like flooring it while turned one way, which weakens it extremely. You treat your ifs good, and you wont have any problems. The ifs is too smooth on-road to give up and its performance disadvantage offroad is very minimal and there is really almost none if you know how to drive your truck.
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-Dave I completely disagree with you, the IFS system in these trucks are garbage, weak and prone to failure. The offroad performance is crap compared to a straight axle. I drove my truck bone stock, with IFS lift and now with a SAS and the difference is huge. You dont know until you've tried it. and by the way with the right setup a straight axle can ride better than an IFS, mine does.

performance disadvantage offroad is very minimal and there is really almost none if you know how to drive your truck.
And they were probably doing something stupid like flooring it while turned one way,
Not being able to turn the wheel under heavy throttle is NOT a performance disadvantage!!!!????
lifts are expensive and more complicated to install.
once lifted IFS loses any on road advatages it has over a solid axle.
Parts are more expensive in my experiance. I have never seen any "solid axle--> ifs" conversions. I do not deny they have some advantages over a solid axle but for high lifts or strength they suck.

As for your problem Zuperdave. Could one of the joints be binding under full droop? Thats all I can think of.

Charlo

ZuperDave,
That sounds like an odd problem. I've never seen anything like it. C/V joint, or Wheel bearing? -Maybe. Brake binding... I'd like to see it first hand. Any noises when driveing? If so, does it change in 4wd? Could help in finding the problem.


Solid axle -vs- IFS
A guy could argue that all day. Fact is, they both have addvantages and diss-addvantages.

To flat-out say IFS sucks is ignorant, narrow minded and one-sided.

Facts
- Do you see any high-pref street equipment run anything other than IFS? Most of 'em run IRS too.
- Very-few Hard-core wheelers run IFS.

Take it for what it's worth. G.M. didn't build a $30.000 truck to be taken over the Rubbicon. They built and designed 'em to haul your "wheeler" to the hills, or your boat to the beach, sled to the snow. And for those applications, IFS is King. Thats physics bud...

Ofcource, If you push a truck passed it's intended use, the performance is going to suffer. But thats what gear-heads live for. Thats our resson for living.