Front Steering Prob?
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Front Steering Prob?
I realize this may be a stupid question, but with the risk of loosing a bet I'm going ask anyway...
A friend of mine was telling me that he had suspension work done to the front suspension of his truck that stopped the typical "Ford Tilt" (that annoying body roll you get when you turn the wheel lock to lock while stopped). Is this true? He claims that it actually helped tighten the turn radius, but it seems to me the reason for the body roll is to assist the turning, ultimately providing a tighter turn radius, but I'm not sure. After all, why would the Ford engineers make the truck tilt if it only worsened the body roll?? If anybody has any insight into this, it would be greatly appreciated. Unfortunately, he no longer has the truck so he no longer has the proof to back up his claim.
So I guess I have two questions. 1)What work can be done to alleviate the tilt? 2)Does it help the truck turn?
'95 Ford F150 4X4
Ext Cab SB
4.9L I6
189,000mi
A friend of mine was telling me that he had suspension work done to the front suspension of his truck that stopped the typical "Ford Tilt" (that annoying body roll you get when you turn the wheel lock to lock while stopped). Is this true? He claims that it actually helped tighten the turn radius, but it seems to me the reason for the body roll is to assist the turning, ultimately providing a tighter turn radius, but I'm not sure. After all, why would the Ford engineers make the truck tilt if it only worsened the body roll?? If anybody has any insight into this, it would be greatly appreciated. Unfortunately, he no longer has the truck so he no longer has the proof to back up his claim.
So I guess I have two questions. 1)What work can be done to alleviate the tilt? 2)Does it help the truck turn?
'95 Ford F150 4X4
Ext Cab SB
4.9L I6
189,000mi
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Front Steering Prob?
I think If you look at all cars/trucks, they all "tilt" to one degree or another. I personally have never noticed My truck tilt while at lock, and the turning radius on my truck (2 wheel) has always impressed me. The "bodyroll" is a result of the wheels tilting while turing. In all cars the wheels change angles relative to how far they are turned. this should be a problem then with all cars if it isa problem with Ford trucks then, right? I think your friend is either playing with you or had someone sell him some muffler bearings...
1989 F-150 : 5.0, shorty headers, Flowmaster cat-back, K&N filtercharger intake, March pulleys, "Multi-brand" performance ignition, soon to be Mass-Air...doesn't know she's not a Mustang
1989 F-150 : 5.0, shorty headers, Flowmaster cat-back, K&N filtercharger intake, March pulleys, "Multi-brand" performance ignition, soon to be Mass-Air...doesn't know she's not a Mustang
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