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Old 03-05-2014, 10:04 AM   #16
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Re: Paging Ryan

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Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher View Post
After driving Tony 's suburban, I don't know if I'd bother switching it over to crossover steering. It drives so nice,you wouldn't believe it had a 6" lift with 35s and a 1200lb engine. Even the power steering works so smooth at a dead stop at idle. It really worked out well.
I've personally had the opposite experience. I had the original D-44HD up front with a 350, and with the Cummins Swap moved to the D60 with cross-over. The wheel/tire combo was the same in both with 315/75R16's, and both with a 6" lift. It's night and day for me. The old setup had a lot of "float" in the front end and (even with a new steering box) about a half inch of slop in the steering wheel. Going to the cross-over was a huge difference, the truck tracks great, no bounce-steer issues, and response is quick.

While I know some may say that it was the steering box, I can't agree with that completely... it remained the same through two different boxes, and all of the tie-rod ends were replaced in the old D44...
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