jboomer
Sr. Member
As my interest in my bronco is renewed (hasn't been driven in nearly 3 months..no excuse), I took my son out for a ride today. A few months back I was having steering issues and with the help of you all, was able to get them sorted out. Now, onto the next issue:
When I roll into a curve, the first movement of my steering wheel almost has to be a "twitch" to get the body to roll, then a slight relax of the wheel to stabilize in the turn. Basically, the front end wants to tuck under (for lack of a better description) and if left to its own would probably let the wheels to tuck further and further (accelerating rate/decreasing radius turn....similar to the instability of a tricycle geared airplane) until the truck finally rolled over. it's got a 3 1/2" suspension (JBG) and 1" body lift on 33" tires (15" rims). Tire pressure is 35 psi all around.
I have an old rear sway bar (not installed...bushings were shot). Would this help? It feels like the front end is the problem though. The shocks may be a little soft i guess, but if you hit a sharp edged bump, itll jar the fillings out of your teeth (not bottom out, just poor high speed dampening). They're relatively new, not worn out. I've never been off road in it, there's no trails within driving distance...so I'm not worried about handicapping it's droop with a sway bar if it'll help. If I could improve its road manners a bit more, I'd be more inclined to drive more frequently! As it is, straight line is just fine, but every curve in the road is a white-knuckle experience! I can handle it ok for the most part, but if I dropped a wheel off the pavement or had to make a slightly aggressive swerve to avoid something, I'm pretty sure it would roll on over!
When I roll into a curve, the first movement of my steering wheel almost has to be a "twitch" to get the body to roll, then a slight relax of the wheel to stabilize in the turn. Basically, the front end wants to tuck under (for lack of a better description) and if left to its own would probably let the wheels to tuck further and further (accelerating rate/decreasing radius turn....similar to the instability of a tricycle geared airplane) until the truck finally rolled over. it's got a 3 1/2" suspension (JBG) and 1" body lift on 33" tires (15" rims). Tire pressure is 35 psi all around.
I have an old rear sway bar (not installed...bushings were shot). Would this help? It feels like the front end is the problem though. The shocks may be a little soft i guess, but if you hit a sharp edged bump, itll jar the fillings out of your teeth (not bottom out, just poor high speed dampening). They're relatively new, not worn out. I've never been off road in it, there's no trails within driving distance...so I'm not worried about handicapping it's droop with a sway bar if it'll help. If I could improve its road manners a bit more, I'd be more inclined to drive more frequently! As it is, straight line is just fine, but every curve in the road is a white-knuckle experience! I can handle it ok for the most part, but if I dropped a wheel off the pavement or had to make a slightly aggressive swerve to avoid something, I'm pretty sure it would roll on over!