foxbag

as the title states- truck handled beautifully, really solid. then i got a bad flat while towing 10k lbs and limped 1/2 mile to a safe spot.

wound up replacing all four at 325ea. (toyo) went to drive home and there was so much slop in the wheel, i was constantly correcting. found slop in the gearbox, so replaced that- and now i swear, its even worse!

i just want my old truck back! any thoughts are appreciated. thanks.

Purplezr2

Whats your tire pressure

foxbag

was at 55 after the new tires were put on , i upped it to 65 when i first got it home. still at 65

seahawkdodge

I'm guessing you are running big tires, 35" or so? Was the flat on the front? If so, that could have really pulled your steering arm and tie rod arms loose...or your track bar.
Even if the flat was on the rear, that is a lot of force put on the frame and steering components.
In addition, your wheel may be out of round or no longer true, due to limping on it.

Also, I have found that a big contributor to sloppy steering, is the bearing preload on the steering box.
http://www.dodgeram.org/tech/mods/st...ear/Adjust.htm
Scroll down past the replacement, to the adjustment. From what I have gathered, many of the steering boxes are improperly adjusted from the "rebuilder". I adjusted my preload in about 20 minutes, and got about 100* of rotation. The before and after difference is night and day. I bought the spanner wrench from SnapOn, for about $30. It would have cost much more than that for a shop to adjust it...

foxbag

good stuff, thanks! really!