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Truck is all ov er the road!!

854 views 6 replies 4 participants last post by  Betaracer 
#1 ·
i just bought a 02 powerstroke it has a 6'' skyjacker lift 20''s and 35's new ball joints new 1'' trac bar the tires wear even it drives straight as an arrow when u take your hands off the wheel but if you hit a bump in the road or brake hard or eveen just let off the throttle the truck is all over the road to the point where its dangerous. and the steering feels sloppy causing you to over compensate when u do try to correct it. anyone have some ideas??? thanks alot
 
#2 ·
There are a number of things to look at.
1. pitman arm nut. Make sure it hasn't loosened
2. Tracbar bracket. Make sure the bolts are tight. 2 going into the frame from underneath, one through the crossmember.
3. Tracbar. Check to make sure bolts are 450ft-lbs tight
4. draglink ends and tierod ends. Use a large pair of channel-locks and try to compress the ball joints. Any play and they should be replaced.
5. Wheel bearings. Check to see that they have no movement.
6. steering box lash. Adjust as per factory specs.

If everything checks out or you replaced some parts or made the adjustments and still does it, then the steering box might be worn out. Only fix is to replace or rebuild.
 
#7 ·
If you have a drop pitman arm, you need a drop tracbar bracket. Imperative to maintain a parallel draglink and tracbar, and if you can keep factory angles, even better. With any lift 4" or over with a leaf sprung SD, you should have both.
 
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