Lynn_F
Well-Known Member
- First Name
- Lynn
- Joined
- Aug 2, 2019
- Threads
- 19
- Messages
- 600
- Reaction score
- 1,056
- Location
- Fannett, Tx
- Vehicle(s)
- 2020 Gladiator Sport S
- Vehicle Showcase
- 2
- Thread starter
- #1
I have a 2020 Sport S w/ Max Tow package. I had the Skyjacker 3.5 long arm coil spring lift installed at 700 miles. I'm running 37" RBP Repulsor tires. I had the bad steering box and it wandered really bad from day 1 so i changed out my steering stabilizer at ~14k miles to the Fox TS model. Seemed to help with the steering but coincidentally I had my 1st instance of DW shortly after the install. I battled it for a while and then installed the Synergy sector shaft/track bar brace and that really helped the steering and reduced the amount of time I got DW. The DW mostly occurred last Winter and I didn't have it much over the Summer-there's a spot leaving my neighborhood that if I hit it just right at the right speed it would happen every time.
Fast forward to September and I took it in to have the steering box changed out. The dealer had it for ~ 1 week then I picked it up. I drove out and immediately had DW so I turned around and dropped it off again. A couple days later they tell that they changed the steering box but not the steering gear?? 6 weeks later and the steering gear was replaced. It drove better and had no immediate DW so I hoped I was good. I drove it to work all week with no issues. We then we got our 1st cold front and (coincidentally) the DW is back. I took it back to the dealership and they checked everything they had messed with and said it was all tight and good. I then took it to the shop that installed the lift and they balanced and rotated and said it was good - it wasn't as I was still having intermittent DW. I ordered a Raptor Series track bar and installed it but the DW persisted.
I checked everything I knew to check: ball joints = good, tie rod ends = good, drag link ends = good, but made a clunking noise and newly installed track bar = tight/good.
I bit the bullet and ordered the HD steering kit from Metalcloak along with lower control arms and a new set of Bilstein B8 5160 piggyback shocks.
I installed the HD steering kit 2 days ago and the DW got worse...I can barely drive it. I white knuckled it 15 miles to the shop that installed my lift for an alignment hoping and praying that this would fix it. I'm here now and they have adjusted the toe and straightened the steering wheel and it still has DW. It is so bad that I'm scared to drive it. I don't know what else to do...any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Fast forward to September and I took it in to have the steering box changed out. The dealer had it for ~ 1 week then I picked it up. I drove out and immediately had DW so I turned around and dropped it off again. A couple days later they tell that they changed the steering box but not the steering gear?? 6 weeks later and the steering gear was replaced. It drove better and had no immediate DW so I hoped I was good. I drove it to work all week with no issues. We then we got our 1st cold front and (coincidentally) the DW is back. I took it back to the dealership and they checked everything they had messed with and said it was all tight and good. I then took it to the shop that installed the lift and they balanced and rotated and said it was good - it wasn't as I was still having intermittent DW. I ordered a Raptor Series track bar and installed it but the DW persisted.
I checked everything I knew to check: ball joints = good, tie rod ends = good, drag link ends = good, but made a clunking noise and newly installed track bar = tight/good.
I bit the bullet and ordered the HD steering kit from Metalcloak along with lower control arms and a new set of Bilstein B8 5160 piggyback shocks.
I installed the HD steering kit 2 days ago and the DW got worse...I can barely drive it. I white knuckled it 15 miles to the shop that installed my lift for an alignment hoping and praying that this would fix it. I'm here now and they have adjusted the toe and straightened the steering wheel and it still has DW. It is so bad that I'm scared to drive it. I don't know what else to do...any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Sponsored