Hardpivot
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Mornin fellas,
I have a 1971 Bronco with 5.5" of lift, new BFG KM3 tires, chevrolet 1 ton knuckles, and heim joint steering. Shocks, ball joints, knuckles and heim joints are all new. It was professionally aligned by 4wheel parts last year. The steering box is about 5 years old and does not appear to have any excessive play in it.
My Bronco has always had a bit of steering play, but for the most part it tracked straight and was very controllable on and off road. I flat tow it usually and in flat towing it has always pulled nicely and without problems. Recently tho, when I'm towing it and right about when I hit 60 miles an hour, it starts to sway. The swaying becomes progressively worse until its whipping my 1-ton pickup around the road and I have to slow down to a near stop to get it back under control.
I feel the problem when I'm driving the bronco aswell. Anytime I let off the gas quickly, it jerks to the passenger side and serves a bit before I can get it under control. And if I hit rail road tracks or rough road it flys all over the place. I'm afraid to drive it because I don't want to loose control and roll it. I have had issues with death wobble in the past, but this is something different.
Let me know what what you gurus think.
I have a 1971 Bronco with 5.5" of lift, new BFG KM3 tires, chevrolet 1 ton knuckles, and heim joint steering. Shocks, ball joints, knuckles and heim joints are all new. It was professionally aligned by 4wheel parts last year. The steering box is about 5 years old and does not appear to have any excessive play in it.
My Bronco has always had a bit of steering play, but for the most part it tracked straight and was very controllable on and off road. I flat tow it usually and in flat towing it has always pulled nicely and without problems. Recently tho, when I'm towing it and right about when I hit 60 miles an hour, it starts to sway. The swaying becomes progressively worse until its whipping my 1-ton pickup around the road and I have to slow down to a near stop to get it back under control.
I feel the problem when I'm driving the bronco aswell. Anytime I let off the gas quickly, it jerks to the passenger side and serves a bit before I can get it under control. And if I hit rail road tracks or rough road it flys all over the place. I'm afraid to drive it because I don't want to loose control and roll it. I have had issues with death wobble in the past, but this is something different.
Let me know what what you gurus think.