dirtautoguy
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Iv been kind of chasing this issue for a while now and it is way better than it was but still not right.
While chasing this issue I have done the fallowing
New tierod ends
Inner tie rods
Ball joints
2 power steering gear boxes
Sway bar links
Idler arm (not bracket)
Intermediat shaft
Power steering pump (no evo)
Shocks
Control arm bushings
Sway bar bushings
Hubs on both sides
3 alignments
2 pitman arms
Pretty much the whole front end has been gone through within a couple years. Not every thing was done trying to fix steering but I figured I’d mention them since they are in the area.
The latest things I did were ball joints, steering box, ps pump, hubs, shocks, pitman arm.
It drives about 20x better than it did. But now my issue is that the road seems to affect it a lot more. It really likes to fallow the grooves of the road. However on 50% of my commute to work it wanders very little I can even let go of the wheel. The other 50% I’m running a lumber mill keeping it straight going down the road.
I get that the road will influence steering but it’s not that bad in my dads k2500 or my wife’s Jeep.
2 things I can think of left that hasn’t been touched is the idler arm bracket. I should of did it with the arm and I honestly couldn’t tell you why I didn’t.... but could this affect the steering this way?
And 2. Maybe it’s alligned a little goofy? I asked the shop on 2 alignments to give me a print out with the measurements on it but their printer didn’t “work”
Any other ideas? Comments? Experiences?
I really want to get it solved so I can move on to a 411 swap
Thanks!
While chasing this issue I have done the fallowing
New tierod ends
Inner tie rods
Ball joints
2 power steering gear boxes
Sway bar links
Idler arm (not bracket)
Intermediat shaft
Power steering pump (no evo)
Shocks
Control arm bushings
Sway bar bushings
Hubs on both sides
3 alignments
2 pitman arms
Pretty much the whole front end has been gone through within a couple years. Not every thing was done trying to fix steering but I figured I’d mention them since they are in the area.
The latest things I did were ball joints, steering box, ps pump, hubs, shocks, pitman arm.
It drives about 20x better than it did. But now my issue is that the road seems to affect it a lot more. It really likes to fallow the grooves of the road. However on 50% of my commute to work it wanders very little I can even let go of the wheel. The other 50% I’m running a lumber mill keeping it straight going down the road.
I get that the road will influence steering but it’s not that bad in my dads k2500 or my wife’s Jeep.
2 things I can think of left that hasn’t been touched is the idler arm bracket. I should of did it with the arm and I honestly couldn’t tell you why I didn’t.... but could this affect the steering this way?
And 2. Maybe it’s alligned a little goofy? I asked the shop on 2 alignments to give me a print out with the measurements on it but their printer didn’t “work”
Any other ideas? Comments? Experiences?
I really want to get it solved so I can move on to a 411 swap
Thanks!