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Suspension wanders

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by shankyjones, Nov 20, 2022.

  1. Nov 20, 2022 at 12:22 PM
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    shankyjones

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    Hey all

    I replaced upper and lower ball joints, inner and outer tie rods, got an alignment about 2yrs ago. 1 year after I bought a new set of Yokohama Geolanders.

    My suspension was really good prior to having to replace the ball joints and now my steering doesn't seem quite as tight and as I mentioned in the title, it tends to wander a little bit and causes me to over correct constantly.

    Could this be an issue with my steering rack or maybe after I replace my struts and shocks it will help???
     
  2. Nov 20, 2022 at 12:24 PM
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    Speedytech7

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    It sounds like you might have a bad alignment with not enough caster, which will cause tramlining where the truck follows ruts and grooves much easier.
     
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  3. Nov 20, 2022 at 12:24 PM
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    Bishop84

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    Check steering rack bushings while someone turns the wheel side to side.
     
  4. Nov 20, 2022 at 12:25 PM
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    shankyjones

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    Forgot to mention I did not use EOM parts. Thought the deal I got on the TRQ set was decent from Partsgeek
     
  5. Nov 20, 2022 at 12:37 PM
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    shankyjones

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    Unfortunately I don't have anyone to help me. I don't believe I have caster bolts installed which might be the problem. I will double check
     

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