Pickup truck oscillating diagonally

[mkirsch]

On my way into work this morning, I witnessed a pickup truck, a work truck by the logo on the door, oscillating from the right front corner to the left rear corner.

Never seen anything like it before in my life. Any ideas what might have been wrong with that truck?

[trail-explorer]

ScottG wrote:
We have a stretch of I90 in E. Wa. that causes the same thing. It's actually the pavement that slowly undulates from side to side.

Where is that section?

I've driven I-90 east and west multiple times each year and have never encountered that issue

[mileshuff]

Having a mix of radials and bias ply tires will cause a bad rolling oscillation. Been there done that in my younger years.

[Grit_dog]

K-9 HANDLER wrote:
Wife had a puke green Gremlin when we started dating.

Seems like it's the "future wives" that supported the bad/ugly car syndromes. Mine was the same. She had a fricking Nissan 200x or sx. One of the bigger POS cars I've had the pleasure of keeping running. I think that's the only reason her dad put up w me when we started dating was because I took keeping that pos running off of his hands.

Maybe wouldn't have been so pleased with that if he know how I was getting "paid" to work on it though. Lol

[K-9_HANDLER]

jfkmk wrote:

K-9 HANDLER wrote:
Wife had a puke green Gremlin when we started dating.

Ok, now that we’re all in therapy here, talking about past fiascos that passed as cars (and even tho I was busting Scott’s chops) my first car was a Gremlin as well. Paid $75 for it, sold it for $500 6 months later and redeemed myself by buying a 71 Challenger. There, I said it....I had a Gremlin. I feel so much better now that I got that off my chest!

Sold it for more then you paid. Proceeds put towards Challenger, Id say your secure.
Heres the kicker my FIL traded in a Chevelle for the Gremlin, ugh.

[jfkmk]

K-9 HANDLER wrote:
Wife had a puke green Gremlin when we started dating.

Ok, now that we’re all in therapy here, talking about past fiascos that passed as cars (and even tho I was busting Scott’s chops) my first car was a Gremlin as well. Paid $75 for it, sold it for $500 6 months later and redeemed myself by buying a 71 Challenger. There, I said it....I had a Gremlin. I feel so much better now that I got that off my chest!

[K-9_HANDLER]

Wife had a puke green Gremlin when we started dating.

[bucky]

Engine block in left rear corner of bed on way to machine shop.

[Bedlam]

ScottG wrote:
30+ years ago we had a Pinto that would do the same thing!

40+ years ago, ours had bad bias ply OEM tires. Once we replaced them with radials, it rode much better. I learned to drive clutch on our Pinto and never felt my identity was tied to what I drive.

[Grit_dog]

Ralph Cramden wrote:
Ford.

Bingo

[ScottG]

jfkmk wrote:

ScottG wrote:
30+ years ago we had a Pinto.....

It takes a brave person to admit that.;)
How many years of therapy did it take?

Denial helps - It was my future wife's car when we met! :B

[jfkmk]

ScottG wrote:
30+ years ago we had a Pinto.....

It takes a brave person to admit that.;)
How many years of therapy did it take?

[ScottG]

We have a stretch of I90 in E. Wa. that causes the same thing. It's actually the pavement that slowly undulates from side to side.

[colliehauler]

Had a old 65 Buick Electra that did that. It had a bent frame and went down the road like a fish. I was in auto body class in high school and used the frame straightener to fix. Drove fine after repaired.

[mkirsch]

It wasn't vibrating or bouncing, just slowly rocking from the right front to the left rear as it went down the highway at ~60MPH.