Tighter steering after lift/level

one2nine · Jul 1, 2018

So I added 2.5” coils a few months ago along with alignment shims and a dual stabilizer. The trucks just still seems to be hypersensitive to road input and want to wander at times. Alignment is good. Caster is close the 4* which is about all I can get without adjustable arms. I ordered a hd drag Link and am trying a different stabilzer setup. Track bar just has a drop bracket. Any input on getting less road input and tightening the steering up?

sootie · Jul 1, 2018

Back the caster off about 3/4 of a degree. I had the same issue when I lowered my truck and it increased the caster too much

Sleepersilverado · Jul 2, 2018

Tighten the track bar bolt.

one2nine · Jul 4, 2018

Sleepersilverado said:
Tighten the track bar bolt.

That was the first think I did/checked. I don’t have any play in the wheel, it just likes to wander and feels sloppy on the road. Iirc doesn’t the lower track bar bolt torque to 400 ft lbs or somewhere close to that?

sootie · Jul 4, 2018

one2nine said:
That was the first think I did/checked. I don’t have any play in the wheel, it just likes to wander and feels sloppy on the road. Iirc doesn’t the lower track bar bolt torque to 400 ft lbs or somewhere close to that?

upper is 405

Sleepersilverado · Jul 4, 2018

I know it is more than your standard torque wrench. I thought it was up there but I believe when I read the ready lift drop bracket instructions it said like 250.

After not getting it right on my first truck and weird driving characteristics I now just use a 4, cheater bar and get it as tight as I can. Have hot had an issue with that method yet.

one2nine · Jul 4, 2018

sootie said:
upper is 405

Yea I remember it being an ass ton. Lower was supposed to be 129 iirc. I’ll check them both again just to make sure.

joec410 · Jan 18, 2019

one2nine said:
So I added 2.5” coils a few months ago along with alignment shims and a dual stabilizer. The trucks just still seems to be hypersensitive to road input and want to wander at times. Alignment is good. Caster is close the 4* which is about all I can get without adjustable arms. I ordered a hd drag Link and am trying a different stabilzer setup. Track bar just has a drop bracket. Any input on getting less road input and tightening the steering up?

Did you ever get the road input figured out?