Falcon steering stabilizer not recentering

[WILDHOBO]

If things are not "too tight", caster of 5 to 6 degrees should be enough to cause things to move back to center. But then, it's going to depend on wheels and tires as well. If certain "angles" and measurements were changed in the process of swapping parts like tires, wheels, lifts, then caster may not be strong enough to re-center these. And if the steering gear preload is set too high, you run into this as well. That's why I urge caution when messing with those - and that's all anyone is doing, is messing with it, with no understanding of what it looks like inside or why certain settings exist.

A proper stabilizer should be totally neutral and not force things in any direction - but then not all of them on the market are proper, and they are aimed at certain audiences.

I meant my ball joint preload. Not the steering gearbox.

Edit: I only mess with variables that have changed. If I change ball joints, tie rod, and stabilizer, that’s what I’ll adjust to fine tune. If I didn’t touch the gearbox during the modifications, it gets ignored during fine tuning.

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[ShadowsPapa]

I meant my ball joint preload. Not the steering gearbox.

Edit: I only mess with variables that have changed. If I change ball joints, tie rod, and stabilizer, that’s what I’ll adjust to fine tune. If I didn’t touch the gearbox during the modifications, it gets ignored during fine tuning.

I should have been specific - referring to those who do mess with them "because so and so said it was a fix on another forum", etc.

Yeah, I know you are picky as hell and go above and beyond.

 

[WILDHOBO]

I should have been specific - referring to those who do mess with them "because so and so said it was a fix on another forum", etc.

Yeah, I know you are picky as hell and go above and beyond.

Thumbs up. I’m picky and detailed, but that doesn’t mean I don’t get myself into my share of rabbit hole problems. But it’s part of the fun to learn the systems and components with some mistakes along the way. I don’t have your decades of general automotive service experience.

 

[MSFTMatt]

What ball joints did you install? I did a similar project in early summer, and have some memory steer as well. I think the preload on my ball joints is going to be the issue. I initially thought it was my adjustable stabilizer (Fox ATS), but I’m no longer convinced.

I have the Metalcloak Baller Joints

 

[WILDHOBO]

I have the Metalcloak Baller Joints

Me too. I’m pretty convinced I have the preload too tight. The fact that I also swapped my tie rod and stabilizer during the same project briefly had me looking at the stabilizer adjustment as well. I think I’m going to redo the preload on the upper joints and see if I feel a difference.

 

[MSFTMatt]

Me too. I’m pretty convinced I have the preload too tight. The fact that I also swapped my tie rod and stabilizer during the same project briefly had me looking at the stabilizer adjustment as well. I think I’m going to redo the preload on the upper joints and see if I feel a difference.

I’ll have to look into that and how to do that now that it seems the opinion that my stabilizer is working as intended.

 

[Northridge4x4]

Hey @Northridge4x4, if you can advise as well that’s be killer since I purchased from you guys-not laying blame though.

We sent your video to our guy at TeraFlex, he says that looks normal.

 

[MSFTMatt]

We sent your video to our guy at TeraFlex, he says that looks normal.

Awesome! I really appreciate your very great customer service!

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