Odd steering issue
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Would a leaf sprung front end normally have a track bar? With the contact patch of your swampers and the extra length on the leafs I'd be willing to bet good money that you are distorting the springs.
Have someone cycle the steering with the full weight of the truck on the tires and look to see if the whole truck moves side to side. When I broke my track bar mount the problem that we both have was HEAVILY exxagerated.
Have someone cycle the steering with the full weight of the truck on the tires and look to see if the whole truck moves side to side. When I broke my track bar mount the problem that we both have was HEAVILY exxagerated.
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I know 90s model f350s have a trac bar. So I don't think it will distort your springs. Several people on here have built a trac bar setup for their leaf spring suspensions, and it helped some, and did nothing for others.
Does your steering return to center? If not, then there is a good chance that your caster is out of whack. That would cause some steering problems but not the pulling to the right issue.
What does the angle I your draglink look like? Is it steep is it parallel to the ground?
The key here is to isolate the force to just one direction if possible, not make a vector with more than one component.
^^^^ that assumes you have have crossover or inverted t steering. And not that weird y steering. And heaven forbid push pull.
Does your steering return to center? If not, then there is a good chance that your caster is out of whack. That would cause some steering problems but not the pulling to the right issue.
What does the angle I your draglink look like? Is it steep is it parallel to the ground?
The key here is to isolate the force to just one direction if possible, not make a vector with more than one component.
^^^^ that assumes you have have crossover or inverted t steering. And not that weird y steering. And heaven forbid push pull.
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Would a leaf sprung front end normally have a track bar? With the contact patch of your swampers and the extra length on the leafs I'd be willing to bet good money that you are distorting the springs.
Have someone cycle the steering with the full weight of the truck on the tires and look to see if the whole truck moves side to side. When I broke my track bar mount the problem that we both have was HEAVILY exxagerated.
Have someone cycle the steering with the full weight of the truck on the tires and look to see if the whole truck moves side to side. When I broke my track bar mount the problem that we both have was HEAVILY exxagerated.
Swampers not on yet, trying to solve this with the old 33's and they are worn, found right side wheel bearing too loose and ball joint loose too so it's going back together with new ball joints, axle u'joints and wheel bearings both sides it has dropped pitman, drop drag link and good stock tierod.
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