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Old Aug 12, 2023 | 01:37 PM
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Steering help.

I recently leved my 22 6.7L with a 1.5 puck along with an adjustable track bar to center axle. When I'm driving down the road the steering wheel is turned to the right and when I put the steering wheel dead center the truck veers to the left. I have the alignment sheet that I will post along with the steering wheel. Its almost like the steering wheel starts to sag a little to the right. Is there sonething loose? Not aligned right?

 
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Old Aug 12, 2023 | 01:52 PM
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Adjust the drag link. Or if the alignment shop is nearby, ask them to do it since they should have checked it before handing you the keys. It should take them (or you) about 5 minutes.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2023 | 02:00 PM
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steer ahead is off thats why its crooked wheel. and you may have problems with only 2.3 caster so be prepared for that. and youll probly need air bags if you tow or haul anything. leveling the truck opens a whole can of worms
 
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Old Aug 12, 2023 | 02:01 PM
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steer ahead is off thats why its crooked wheel. and you may have problems with only 2.3 caster so be prepared for that. and youll probly need air bags if you tow or haul anything. leveling the truck opens a whole can of worms
The bottom sheet is the alignments done after the level and they all show everything is good. Thats why I am stumped.
 
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Originally Posted by Jk22
The bottom sheet is the alignments done after the level and they all show everything is good. Thats why I am stumped.
It's pretty basic, when you lift the truck the drag link needs to be adjusted to re-center the steering wheel. Maybe that's what steer ahead is? (I thought steer ahead was something else)
The tech should have visually looked to see if the steering wheel was off after the lift and alignment, then done the adjustment at the drag link. Maybe he forgot.

This might give you a better understanding of the adjustment. It is an earlier gen SD but still applies all the way up to the current gen. The steering components have remained more or less the same since the late 90's(?).

 
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Originally Posted by Jk22
The bottom sheet is the alignments done after the level and they all show everything is good. Thats why I am stumped.
The trucks wheels are aligned but they failed to recenter the steering wheel. 4wd6.7L is correct, they need to correct this for you.
 
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