My 1991 bronco has the typical TTB road wander and slop. I replaced the radius arm bushings last fall which helped a little and this spring I want to do the rest and get the front end back up to factory snuff. I plan on: new axle pivot bushings, new sets of upper and lower ball joints, new coils, new shocks, and then an alignment. Is there anything I'm missing? Thanks. Any good recommends for shocks? I was thinking edelbrock nitrogen.

 

i just put 6 KYB shocks on my 92 there lifetime warrinty .and thay ride vary nice

 

Are you sure the slop isn't in the steering shaft and/or box? I know mine needs the steering box adjusted and tightened up and after that I'll be able to tell if it's in the steering column. No first hand experience, but I've heard others say that the rag joint can be an issue in the steering play.

Do you have oversized tires? If so a steering stabalizer would be beneficial not to mention that it should help hold things straight when hitting small bumps and rolls in the road in case it is excess play in the steering box or shaft.

 

The truck has stock 235/75R15 tires on it. I have grabbed the steering shaft on both sides of the rag joint and tried to twist it and the rag joint seems perfectly tight. The steering is fairly tight. I think the ball joints are just old and need replaced. The steering is not so loose that I think the box is the culprit. But who knows it may be. How do you test the box for play while it's in the truck? Mostly it's just a fair amount of bump steer and the truck doesn't track the straightest down the road.

 

Before throwing parts at it, inspect ball joints, tie rods, axle pivot bushings, etc. Chances are they are still good, the truck needs an alignment & the steering box adjusted. As for shocks, Monroe makes several good choices.

 

I intend to at least replace the coils and shocks because I know even a small suspension sag in a TTB will throw off the alignment. Maybe I will leave the ball joints alone (I hear TTBs are easier on ball joints than a straight axle) and just 'tighten up the box'. I will probably leave the axle pivot bushings alone too since I don't have the tools to press them in and out. How exactly do you tighten up a steering box anyway?