turns good one way but not the other..

[dammitmitchell]

ok dude here's the backround story first..
i swapped my 83's corporate 10 bolts(6 bolt pattern) for a corporate 10 and 14 SF (8 bolt patternhubs)
now i dont recall specifically positioning my powersteering pump or my axels in anyspecific postion...
and i dont rememer marking my steering wheel either ( i think ihad the whole dash out at the time also)
i jsut kinda lifted the truck and swapped the axels...
now i took my steering stabalisers and "matched" their positions with eyeballing and permanant marker against both axels and installed them in the same spot ( i beleive)
but now my issue is this
my truck SUCKS at turning left.. but turns right reallly really good
any ideas where i should start?

[LONGHAIR]

There are way too many guys/trucks here to keep them straight from memory.....

Lift? If so, how much?
Steering arm the same?
Drag link?

As long as nothing too radical is going on here, you can adjust this by shortening the drag link. It is the connector between the Pitman arm (steering box) and the steering arm (bolted to the axle housing). It looks like a really short tie-rod. You just loosen the clamps and turn the sleeve to shorten it. Beware that this method will "take away" from the steering to the other side, so don't go crazy with it. In normal street driving, you steer sharper to the right, don't take too much away.

[dammitmitchell]

well thera's dramatic difference between left and right... i cant maki it into my driveway or any parking spot with reasonable turing distance from the left.

and i have a skyjacker 6 in lift all suspension and rolling 37in procomps..

[Yukon Jack]

We have to know what you have done to address your steering after installing the lift - like Longhair asked, did you change the steering arm or drag link to compensate for the lift?

Sure sounds to me like you drag link needs to be adjusted.

[dammitmitchell]

ok thanks gor the heads up guys and no nothign been "compensated" for.. it's still the way the PO had it.. grr cool

[Yukon Jack]

I'd start with replacing your stock steering arm with a raised steering arm.

[LONGHAIR]

Yukon Jack has it right, if you are running 6" of lift and all stock steering parts, that is definately your problem. Lift style steering arm, off-set drag link or maybe both.....Steering arm at a bare minimum.

[dammitmitchell]

where do you reccomed for a cost effective steering arm?
its my baby.. but kidna sick of it being a money pit (i know get used to it right)

[FormerMember]

Originally Posted by dammitmitchell

where do you reccomed for a cost effective steering arm?
its my baby.. but kidna sick of it being a money pit (i know get used to it right)

Well, you have to do it right. Think about all the things that changed when you moved the tires 6" lower.

I buy most of my stuff from board vendors.

[Yukon Jack]

I have bought alot of my lift parts from www.offroaddesign.com They don't show the raised steering arm on their website but they have it - call them at 970-945-7777 to get a price. My memory is it is between $50 and $80 but give them a call to see for sure.