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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 09:24 PM
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I have a 1978 Ford f150 300 with a four speed that I bought really cheap wanted to fix up slowly . One of the problems that I have with it is that when I'm on the road and hit a bump or pothole it veers to right or left especially at higher speeds. What can I do to fix this problem.
 
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 11:06 PM
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for starters, you probably need shocks. a cheap pair of gabrial's from autozone are better than worn out shocks. check all front end components for play as well
 
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 11:07 PM
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how much play do you have in the steering ?
 
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 11:07 PM
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2wd or 4wd? if a 4x4 sounds like bump steer. Need to make shure thar the link from the steering box to the axle & the trac bar(bar from the frame to the axle) are at around the same angle.
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 11:59 PM
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well its a two wheel drive, and its pretty good play in the steering wheel . The shocks sound about right , Im gonna try that first and see what happens.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 12:20 AM
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well its a two wheel drive, and its pretty good play in the steering wheel . The shocks sound about right , Im gonna try that first and see what happens.
I just bought a set of shocks from AutoZone last weekend. They have them on sale for 10% off and the manufacturer rebate is 20% on top of that for the set of 4. The price is 24.99 each, next up is 33.99.
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 07:16 PM
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ok so I replaced the shocks , and they were shot . The truck does drive alot better , but there is still some play in the steering wheel.
 
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