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nvrdone · 06-15-2013, 04:53 PM

Check your caster. By installing a dropped axle, that changes the spring angle & rotates the king pin forward decreasing the caster & causing the steering to wander. How do I know ? I had the same problem when I installed a 3" dropped axle under my '49 3100.

06-15-2013, 04:53 PM	#2
nvrdone Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Moxee WA Posts: 1,499	Re: Got the truck down street, now questions Check your caster. By installing a dropped axle, that changes the spring angle & rotates the king pin forward decreasing the caster & causing the steering to wander. How do I know ? I had the same problem when I installed a 3" dropped axle under my '49 3100.