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Old 02-24-2008, 03:35 AM   #6
Zoomad75
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Re: Lifted my truck...steering issues now!!!

When DirtyLarry and I lifted my K5 we ended up with it turning really sharp in one direction and really wide in the other. The steering wheel was 90* off too. This was with a 4" arm too.

IIRC what we did was to centered the front wheels as close as we could. The steering wheel was still off center. Larry then used a special tool (looked like a hook) to crank on the draglink to adjust it's overall length. As he did this the steering wheel slowly turned back to the correct orientation.

This centered the steering box and put the drag link at the correct length. But it was a couple of years ago and I've had a few beers since then. Larry might be able to chime in and give the exact details of what we did.

Keep this in mind, when lifting and using a raised steering arm the drag link has to be adjusted. The length it was for the stock set up will not be the same as the lifted setup with the correct arm on it. I don't think mine took more than 3-4 turns to dial it back in.
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