94 Cargo Van Wandering
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94 Cargo Van Wandering
Wow! I've been looking for this thread!
The 94 Cargo E150 I just bought has a good bit of play in the steering. It's not real bad, but it is enough that I've been trying to dig up info on the twin I-beam suspension to understand it a little better and figure out what is going on. With 192K miles on it, I figure that the bushings and perhaps ball joints are going to be worn. I'm just not sure what to do about it since this is the first vehicle I've owned with this type of suspension.
It's got new tires on the front, Uniroyal something or others, since it was a fleet vehicle, I'm sure they aren't exceptional.
My steering is such that cruising straight ahead has the steering cocked at about 11-oclock and a little bit of tension keeps it there. If I wander to the left a bit, then I have to over-correct it past 12-oclock and then back to left to get it on track. It doesn't follow the road too bad, but it does want to. Column linkage seems fine, so it's definitely play in the suspension.
So any more tips or pointers on this type suspension?
The 94 Cargo E150 I just bought has a good bit of play in the steering. It's not real bad, but it is enough that I've been trying to dig up info on the twin I-beam suspension to understand it a little better and figure out what is going on. With 192K miles on it, I figure that the bushings and perhaps ball joints are going to be worn. I'm just not sure what to do about it since this is the first vehicle I've owned with this type of suspension.
It's got new tires on the front, Uniroyal something or others, since it was a fleet vehicle, I'm sure they aren't exceptional.
My steering is such that cruising straight ahead has the steering cocked at about 11-oclock and a little bit of tension keeps it there. If I wander to the left a bit, then I have to over-correct it past 12-oclock and then back to left to get it on track. It doesn't follow the road too bad, but it does want to. Column linkage seems fine, so it's definitely play in the suspension.
So any more tips or pointers on this type suspension?
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94 Cargo Van Wandering
I had the same problem on a '67 F100. Springs worn out and sagging making the truck wander. This was some years ago, but Moog had come out with a variable rate sping that they called the Cargo Coil. Put a set on the front on that truck, aligned it and the problem was solved. Steering was fantastic after that.
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