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Old Jun 3, 2013 | 10:04 PM
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hello, ive been driving myself crazy trying to figure out my steering problem. i have a 93 ram d150 LE 2x4 8 foot bed with tow package. the issue is after 1 full steering wheel revelution i feel the steering wheel give loose and the tires then oversteer and the outside tire(in a turn) will be toed in to the point it starts folding the tire over and pushing in either direction. idler arm and centerlink has been replaced, inner and outer tie rod ends are matched with new parts as correct, along with the adjusting sleaves, also correct. upper ball joints and control arm bushings are in good shape. on the alighnment machine, toe is within .10 degrees, S.A.I is no more than 1 degree in differance, no thrust issues, and camber and caster are whithin spec. as per hunter alighnment utility. however once you turn the steering wheel more than 1 full revalution, the outside tire will severly camber out, toe will severly toe in, and the tire will push agaaints the pavement and atempt to lay over on itself....any help on this issue will be greatly appreciated... i can give more info as needed
 
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Old Jun 10, 2013 | 12:32 PM
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I'm interested in this also. Mine does this too.
I have a 1991 W150 4x4 with the V6 and auto trans. I have not done the parts replacement that you have done. My truck also pulls to the left real bad when you let go of the wheel. and when you turn to the left it has this "break over" effect.

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Old Jun 11, 2013 | 06:08 PM
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Pictures would help.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2013 | 09:41 PM
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sorry for the delay in the update, i was able to fix this issue, i found a local junk yard that happened to have my truck and luckily enough, the front suspension parts were all still entact.... so come to find out some time with the prior owners, som front end work was done and some installed the center link backwards. (right side was on the left, left was on the right). without a properly working comparison, the instalation looked fine, not out of order, so that was never a thought that would ever cross my mind during my quest of diagnostics...
 
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Old Jun 12, 2013 | 09:47 PM
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Good to know all is steering well.
Hows it all feel?
 
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