Upgrades and Aftermarket - GeneralUpgrading and adding aftermarket equipment to your 1999-2007 Super Duty. Please confine discussion of topics in this forum to those items that are not engine-specific.
got the truck aligned today. the shop had no 400ft lb tq wrench but did use a huge bar and extension on the 30mm trac bolt.
took it to the crappy road I first felt the shake on and its still there. it IS less, not violent now but its still there. the truck drives alot smoother on the highway and smooth roads but over those damn raised bumps...still have the shake...
dual stabilizers are on the way...will have an update next week.
the stabs are an improvement. truck is super smooth on the highway, steering wheel doesnt move around at all. i didnt get a chance to go to the area where i first encountered the wobble yet though. it absolutely did it EVERY time on this one road. i have a feeling its going to be there....
why do i not need a drop arm to bring the steering geomety back to stock? i have been told by most that one isnt needed but by a few that sware its that and in my head it kinda makes sense...
so I got the truck to the "fun" road where i first got the wobble. it IS still there but now its like Ford describes it. the steering wheel oscillates 5-6 times left and right and then it stops. this is over the worst bumps possible at 50-60mph I have seen in this area so if thats where it stands, its ok but its not fixed...
Adding a drop pitman arm without a matching drop track bar bracket will result in increased bump steer. These two components must opperate with equal deflection rates in order to prevent this.
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so I got the truck to the "fun" road where i first got the wobble. it IS still there but now its like Ford describes it. the steering wheel oscillates 5-6 times left and right and then it stops. this is over the worst bumps possible at 50-60mph I have seen in this area so if thats where it stands, its ok but its not fixed...
Check to see if you have play in your steering gear box. I am willing to bet that you can move your steering wheel back & forth a little bit & not get any response from the tires.
You need to have the slack taken out of your gear-box by adjusting the adjustment nut on top of the gear box. It is a PIA to get to (air box, intercooler tube all have to come out). You loosen the jam nut, and then tighten down the allen-head screw, then tighten down the jam nut.
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