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Old 02-01-2024, 03:13 AM   #6
Grounded63
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Re: steering shaft binding on upper a arm

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Originally Posted by Sick5 View Post
well that's exactly what i did. cleared it. Not happy with the way it rides. I might try Rack and get it realign. it rides all over the place. ive checked ball joints and the inners with zero play. last thing is to get realigned and see if that fixes it.
What your describing, sounds like bumpsteer. You've altered the basic geometry relationship between the suspension movement and the steering linkage. An alignment won't fix that. Neither will changing to a rack, if you don't address the existing issues at the same time. The " easiest fix " would be to " just " re- mount the idler arm and steering box 2 inches higher.

Two of the main issues you have right now. Are that the outer ends of the center link are too long. And the angular relationship between the lower A arms and the inner/outer tie rods. As viewed from the front, is off.

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