east302
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Our son has a 98 K1500 with 18” rims that the previous owner installed. It had bald BFG ATs and a shot steering system.
I just put on a set of 285/65r18 Nitto trail grapplers and have a question about how they “should” handle versus a stock 16” AT tire as I have zero experience with it.
It’s barely noticeable, but compared to a 16” all terrain on my other two trucks it is slower to return to center after turning. The steering just feels heavier in general.
Over the last few months, I’ve replaced...
Steering gear (Bluetop)
Center link, tie rods, pitman arm, idler arm and bracket, upper and lower ball joints on both sides (all Moog problem solver)
I had a shop align it and it tracks straight but I have so little faith in any shops that I second guess everything now.
The only thing I can think of is a steering gear issue or power steering issue or that it’s just how these feel. Pump is of unknown age and I’ve had a Bluetop gear before and am hesitant to condemn it.
Can alignment impact return to center turning? Anything else that I can check?
Before I go back to the alignment shop, I’d like to get the opinion of others that have larger more aggressive tires. Maybe this is just the nature of the beast and I’m not used to it.
I just put on a set of 285/65r18 Nitto trail grapplers and have a question about how they “should” handle versus a stock 16” AT tire as I have zero experience with it.
It’s barely noticeable, but compared to a 16” all terrain on my other two trucks it is slower to return to center after turning. The steering just feels heavier in general.
Over the last few months, I’ve replaced...
Steering gear (Bluetop)
Center link, tie rods, pitman arm, idler arm and bracket, upper and lower ball joints on both sides (all Moog problem solver)
I had a shop align it and it tracks straight but I have so little faith in any shops that I second guess everything now.
The only thing I can think of is a steering gear issue or power steering issue or that it’s just how these feel. Pump is of unknown age and I’ve had a Bluetop gear before and am hesitant to condemn it.
Can alignment impact return to center turning? Anything else that I can check?
Before I go back to the alignment shop, I’d like to get the opinion of others that have larger more aggressive tires. Maybe this is just the nature of the beast and I’m not used to it.