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Shocks
Ok...pretty much everything has been gone thru and inspected and replaced if bad in the front end with the exception of the shocks and steering box. Still have a slight wandering problem, especially on rough roads...especially! on rumble strips! Would worn shocks be something that might be the cause? They don't leak, and truck doesn't "bounce" like the shocks are bad... How old they are...who knows. Planning to R+R shocks sometime...if they may be the cause, sooner rather than later...1984 F250 2WD... Thx for the suggestions...
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You should also replace or rebuild the steering box. That's going to be one of the biggest contributors to steering slop. Here's a well reviewed supplier:
https://redheadsteeringgears.com/
https://redheadsteeringgears.com/
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Ok...will swap out the steering gear at some point...again, sooner than later...Redhead does not supply any gears past 1969...and not willing to have truck down while steering gear is being rebuilt...
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No, not likely.
After everything in the steering system has been taken care of, an upgraded steering box is about the only thing that will improve the wandering. Even then, it is not likely that it will eliminate the wander, but it will improve it.
After everything in the steering system has been taken care of, an upgraded steering box is about the only thing that will improve the wandering. Even then, it is not likely that it will eliminate the wander, but it will improve it.
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They sent a paper on how to go about the swap, flushing the system and purging air from the new box and it was stop on.
IIRC it was also cheaper than Redhead
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