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Old Sep 26, 2003 | 05:45 AM
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"Ford wander"

I've searched and it seems like everyone has cured the wander with new king pins. Near as I can tell, now that I have a new drag link, my front end is tight. I'm wondering what effect camber has this phenom. The reason I ask is that my front bumpstops are only about an inch and a half from the beam at rest and the wander seemed worse when I had a smallish load of wood in the truck which would make the tires tilt in more at the top.

What would really be nice is a handful of positive caster.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2003 | 08:41 AM
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The TIB/TTB system does not lend itself to great handling. It is very Robust tho, -the wheels don't fall of very often! Not much for wheel travel either except for droop for offroading so it is very stiff and rides "like a truck".
 
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Old Oct 10, 2003 | 02:31 AM
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The king pins should work
 
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Old Oct 10, 2003 | 09:08 AM
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1 1/2" of bump stop clearance is too little. Does it sag in the front? I suspect you need coil springs. That would affect camber and ride.
 
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