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Jan 7, 2008 | 10:16 AM

bansheeduner

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bump steer problems

my 97 2wd f250 has a bumpsteer problem i have a single steering stabilizer but iam not sure about getting a dual stabilizer its been alligned and it has balanced tires that are new everything is in spec munus the bump steer

Jan 7, 2008 | 10:50 AM

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I would go to that dual steering stabilizer, since you are running 8" of lift I'm guessing you are running some pretty serious tires. The dual steering stabilizer might help you tame bump steer problems a bit. However, depending on how big your tires are, you might have to live with a certain amount of bump steer, in my experience that has been one of the consequences of big tires. Good Luck!

Jan 7, 2008 | 05:20 PM

351slug

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Do you have a dropped pittman arm? If its the one like comes with a 6 inch lift, I can guess why it has bump steer. A steering stabalizer wont fix steering geometry. You made need some custom bent steering linkage or some sort of crossover steering setup like the 12 inch lifts use.

Jan 8, 2008 | 10:25 AM

bansheeduner

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yeah i have a dropped pitman arm

Jan 8, 2008 | 10:26 AM

bansheeduner

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i just need some more ideas on how to fix it

Jan 8, 2008 | 11:02 AM

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351slug nailed it. You can change stabilizers to any configuration you can dream up, and it won't help that problem. Your geometry is off, and until you fix that, it WILL bump steer.

Your best bet for driveability is crossover steering.