Steering wobble cure? - VIDEO

EpicCowlick · Aug 5, 2011

Here's what I did to fix my steering wobble. The before and after comparison at the end is very telling:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmP8kefje6w

SAK · Aug 5, 2011

Way to put a band-aid on the real problem. :clapping:

EpicCowlick · Aug 5, 2011

SAK said:
Way to put a band-aid on the real problem. :clapping:

And your solution to the real problem would be...

JAP · Aug 5, 2011

Fix/tighten your trac bar.

JAP · Aug 5, 2011

Good video though...

I am thinking that maybe it wasn't so much a trac bar issue.

EpicCowlick · Aug 5, 2011

JAP said:
Fix/tighten your trac bar.

By fixing, I'm assuming you mean to replace with a bigger aftermarket bar. I'm sure that would help but then there is still the ball joints to worry about. Since my truck is new, it's probably just due to the overall design of the steering components. It wasn't designed to handle the bigger tires. This is just probably something that ought to be done if a person is going to install big tires.

JAP · Aug 5, 2011

Is it at stock height?

SAK · Aug 5, 2011

EpicCowlick said:
By fixing, I'm assuming you mean to replace with a bigger aftermarket bar. I'm sure that would help but then there is still the ball joints to worry about. Since my truck is new, it's probably just due to the overall design of the steering components. It wasn't designed to handle the bigger tires. This is just probably something that ought to be done if a person is going to install big tires.

Getting the castor correct would be the fix. The steering components are just fine. My truck on 38's doesn't do that.

EpicCowlick · Aug 5, 2011

JAP said:
Is it at stock height?

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It has a two inch level on the front.

SAK said:
Getting the castor correct would be the fix. The steering components are just fine. My truck on 38's doesn't do that.

Had that done right after the level. They added a half to a full degree but I can't remember for sure. Would you restore to factory or go plus with the caster?

When this happens in real time it's just a little steering wheel wobble. I probably wouldn't have worried about it except for all the talk of death wobble. The slow motion really shows what's going on in a stock config (except the level).

SAK · Aug 5, 2011

EpicCowlick said:
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It has a two inch level on the front.

Had that done right after the level. They added a half to a full degree but I can't remember for sure. Would you restore to factory or go plus with the caster?

When this happens in real time it's just a little steering wheel wobble. I probably wouldn't have worried about it except for all the talk of death wobble. The slow motion really shows what's going on in a stock config (except the level).

Stock castor is somewhere between 1.2-1.7 you would want to be above that so lets just say somewhere between 2.0-2.5. Mine is around 4.3 if I remember right, but I'm at 8"

EpicCowlick · Aug 5, 2011

Makes sense. I do need to run back into the alignment shop to see what the values are. They told me they added additional caster but I no longer have the values and it would be good to know what they are.

BTW - have you upgraded your front end in any way?

SAK · Aug 5, 2011

EpicCowlick said:
Makes sense. I do need to run back into the alignment shop to see what the values are. They told me they added additional caster but I no longer have the values and it would be good to know what they are.

BTW - have you upgraded your front end in any way?

I have a stock track bar with a proto type ball joint on the axle and a dual stabilizer kit, but I can take the stabilizers off and it will drive the same. I also have the OUO adjustable link arms.

Cobra 19 & 54 · Aug 5, 2011

Good vid. Now if only I had to solve that problem in a new truck. LOL

Shipmate · Aug 13, 2011

I think the video was very good. But like SAK said the real problem is more than likely Caster, which has a ghost cousin named Casper and he is the one to make your tires wobble. LOL