gadget.35-06

How high above grade is your hitch ball? Above 18-19" will usually cause loss of rear wheel traction in a panic stop. Use the proper drop hitch.

Cowboy_Customs

I dont agree with that fully. But I see your point in that. Your hitch hight should be so the trailer is at least level with a load on it.

There are a ton of things that can contribute to your predicament. It should not pull like that. A little is to be expected for the road surface wear and the fact your towing, but I havent ever driven a 100,000 pound log truck that ever pulled left or right while hard breaking either so..... Just begin by checking all the usual suspects, take a day and pull the wheel off and check all your steering componants. All it takes is one link in the chain to cause problems.

I am not quite understanding how the RWAL is going to mess with steering under hard braking. I understand one side locking up and not the other. But I have driven my far share of pickups with one side locking up or braking better then the other and NEVER had a problem stopping at high speeds (highway speed) Non working trailer brakes will throw ya, I have seen my trailer try to pass me before. Better look into the trailer brakes while your at it.

Like said before all that weight transfer is going to amplify a small problem you never knew you had before.

wannadiesel

I do not see this as an RWAL problem either. It sounds to me like worn spring hangers.

archer39

I have the same problem as you.


This is about the only part that has play in my front end so i am hope it fixes the problem for me when i get around to replacing them.

bigragu

Yeah, for the most part my steering is ok. I failed to tell you all that I did install the borgeson shaft, which helped with the death wobble I was starting to get 2 years ago.
My height of truck is stock, so boat height wasn't too bad, almost level.
wannadiesel, about the springs, yeah, I probably need to upgrade those or get my skyjacker lift kit I have been dreaming about to cure tire rubbing on the wheel wells. I had Sacramento spring company evaluate my springs last year and they said my front shackles were as far to the rear tilted and touching the frame, which they said was nt good, so I suppose my front springs are old and tired. I installed new shocks on the truck 6 months ago(forgot to mention that also).
I appreciate all the replies, and by the looks of this post, it got alot of you all wondering about your own rigs. Hopefully your questions were answered somewhat also. I will look into diconnecting the rwalb system tonight, so hopefully a change.

Sometimes I wonder if this was all the result of an elk hunting trip I had 4 years ago, chasing down a herd at around 35 mph and I flew into a deep trench and hit the front of the tires so bad my steering wheel was off center to the right on the way home. I took it to Big O to have them check for front axle/suspension damage and none was shown, and the alignment was still true. To this day, I have not seen any damage from that, but wonder if my pull to the right while heavy braking has something to do w/ that.