I just purchased a 69 f100 4x4. It has 2 inches of suspension lift in the front, and 2 inches of body lift all the way around. It has 35 X 12.50s
This thing wanders very badley. I have driven other older ( 70's) ford trucks, and they do the same. Is there anything that can be done or bought to get rid of the wandering. It has a rebuilt steering box, and that didn't help. Please, if anyone knows about why it does this, I would love to hear.

 

Anyone????

 

It could be the tires i have 35x12.50 on my bronco and it wanders i think the wandering comes from the big side walls on the tries.

 

That may play a part but Iv'e driven other ford trucks that dont have big tires, and they wander badley too. It has power steering also, I dont know if that might have someting to do with it?

 

I replaced my steering box and all my linkages and put a steering stabilizer on it and had it checked real good at the alignment shop still does it i just got use to it.

 

what year is your bronko?

 

Its a 96 ....

 

did you check the hubs?

 

Green69hb, I'd suggest you look over all of the small stuff. Check drag link, tie rods, steering knuckle bearings, all suspension bushings and fasteners. Loose/worn parts in the rear suspension can also cause handling problems. Also check your tire pressures. Something that gets overlooked is the track bar bushings. I'm not sure if that's the correct name but it's the bar between the frame and front axle housing. Since your truck is lifted I'd get the alignment checked. Suspension lifts will change the caster angle and this adds to the wandering problem.

One of the quirks to the 67 - 72 trucks is the track or spacing of the rear wheels is narrower than the fronts. The difference is roughly 3". If you are travelling on a road that sees a lot of heavy truck traffic this track difference can add to the wandering. Constant heavy truck traffic wears slight ruts in the asphalt. As you pass over it the wheels tend to follow the lowest point of the road surface. The difference in track between axles tends to make the truck wander. My 72 F100 2wd does this also.

wickedinhere have you tried a different set of tires? It may be the tread pattern you have. I had a set of General Grabbers on the 96 F150 2wd that's my daily driver. It had a habit of wandering that got worse with speed. I checked everthing and even added sway bars but it was no better. Finally I wrote it off and learned to deal with it until I put on a set of BFG Radial T/A's for the summer months. Night and day difference. It's like riding on a rail.

 

if you have any toe out, your truck will wander. Make sure its set to 0-1/4" max toe in.

 

ok well i will definetly check all of that stuff. Im gonna take it in to get an allinement done, so we will see how bad its out

 

Caster is the main alignment spec that controls wander. If it was lifted just with springs and the radius arm mount bushings weren't changed, then it'll wander pretty bad. Most shops will just tell you it's non-adjustable, but you can get 2º bushings from Jeff's Bronco Graveyard and others.