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LONGHAIR · 09-30-2007, 04:32 PM

Which way is it short? (most likely right) and is the steering wheel straight? Also, is the amount of steering travel equal left to right?

Most of the time with lifted trucks the steering is "patched" not properly moved and adjusted. A raised steering arm does take some of the bad angle away from the joints on the drag link, but it is not a stand-alone fix. The drag link still needs to be adjusted (lengthened) to get your travel back when turning to the right. Unfortunately most of the time you turn more sharply to the right than to the left, so this really needs to be addressed.
All it takes is turning the sleeve to lenghten the drag link. This will turn the steering wheel to the left. It takes away a bit of left radius and gives it to the right....and centers the steering wheel too. If you cannot adjust it far enough, they make a drag link that has some offset bent into it. You should not need this with only 4" of lift....unless yours is not adjustable.

09-30-2007, 04:32 PM	#12
LONGHAIR just can't cover up my redneck Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbus OH Posts: 11,414	Re: Short turn radius Which way is it short? (most likely right) and is the steering wheel straight? Also, is the amount of steering travel equal left to right? Most of the time with lifted trucks the steering is "patched" not properly moved and adjusted. A raised steering arm does take some of the bad angle away from the joints on the drag link, but it is not a stand-alone fix. The drag link still needs to be adjusted (lengthened) to get your travel back when turning to the right. Unfortunately most of the time you turn more sharply to the right than to the left, so this really needs to be addressed. All it takes is turning the sleeve to lenghten the drag link. This will turn the steering wheel to the left. It takes away a bit of left radius and gives it to the right....and centers the steering wheel too. If you cannot adjust it far enough, they make a drag link that has some offset bent into it. You should not need this with only 4" of lift....unless yours is not adjustable.