steering bump

Changing the length of the drag link wil not change toe in!

SORRY
I am bad

Din read n tyre subject



@ times they bend draglinks to prevent rub n on tyre on full lock





cya

Hi Guys,
You can stop worrying about the steering bump. We had a win today, retightened the shock absorbers, spring washes and nylock nuts all-round on all linkages and front u bolts, straightened the drag link, bingo, it now drives 97% better. One end of the drag link is a bit suss so I will replace the whole thing. The bump was caused by a number of factors and working through each one as well as all your suggestions we were able to fix the problem to a degree ,it now gets up to 30 mph. All is now well, thankyou very much for your input and advice , much appreciated. By the way,2 steering and suspension shops in our town could not fix the problem after having it for 2 days each!
Kind regards
Rusty

Mate it is not rocket science :dry:

Well thats good Browny because I cant build rockets :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Well done Rustyb it is great that it is a lot better. I would really like to talk to you about the washers ( but I have not got your number give me a call )

Rustyb wrote: Hi Guys,
You can stop worrying about the steering bump. We had a win today, retightened the shock absorbers, spring washes and nylock nuts all-round on all linkages and front u bolts, straightened the drag link, bingo, it now drives 97% better. One end of the drag link is a bit suss so I will replace the whole thing. The bump was caused by a number of factors and working through each one as well as all your suggestions we were able to fix the problem to a degree ,it now gets up to 30 mph. All is now well, thankyou very much for your input and advice , much appreciated. By the way,2 steering and suspension shops in our town could not fix the problem after having it for 2 days each!
Kind regards
Rusty

i hope you've been back & told them What you Did & the result?
or more to the Point ask them what they actually did for their Money..>???

A bit about the wedges between the axle and springs, thick end to the rear tilts the king pins forward at lower end and helps wandering, too much tilt and if you hit a bump creates wheel wobble. Caster changes as springs flatten over time.
A bit of trial and error on a quiet road can get better steering. Trial wedges can be made with 1.6 mil flat folded double on one third. No responsibility accepted!
David.

wouldyou wrote: A bit about the wedges between the axle and springs, thick end to the rear tilts the king pins forward at lower end and helps wandering, too much tilt and if you hit a bump creates wheel wobble. Caster changes as springs flatten over time.
A bit of trial and error on a quiet road can get better steering.
David.

I did read some where may have been on this forum that the castor angle on Dodge D5N and AT4 was either to to little or to much from the factory to help with steering when travelling slow and thats why they are like a yacht ( You tack from side to side all day long )to drive down the road at speed

I wonder if you added power steering and fixed the castor angle would they then drive better

Paul

Hi Rustyb
I got the lock washers they came today thank you very much
On another note we are all keen to see a photo of your truck thanks again
Cheers Fill