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Front end acting squirrely

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Old Feb 1, 2022 | 07:41 AM
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Hey guys. Need some help figuring out this issue.
so I got in an accident last summer. Front end Collision.. there was no frame damage fortunately. So I took the opportunity to upgrade some of my front end parts. Went with the Bilstein 5100 adjustable struts. Upgraded the upper and lower control arms to mopar arms. Upgraded rotors Upgraded CV axles. Still need new sway bar and linkages. But the main goal was to get him standing and rolling before winter hit.
Did most the work myself. Then had a shop check my work and do the ailment.
But I noticed when I turn, in either direction(but more so when I turn right) the truck pulls and jerks. The traction control light flashes if I'm going over 45 during the turn. It almost feels like binding when in 4wd.
Took it back to the shop and they said one of my hubs feel like it was going out. So I upgraded that. But then it still does it. So now they're saying I need new tires. Which isn't necessarily wrong. Driving a few weeks with a bad ailment wore the front down.
But with all the upgrades I can't really afford a set of 35s right now. I've got one more good dip into savings so I want to make sure this problem is fix and not another shot in the dark...

Does anyone have any other guesses of what it could be? I feel like I put some on wrong... Like maybe the CVs?
 
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Old Feb 1, 2022 | 10:18 AM
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To rule out tires you could swap front to rear to see if the issue goes away or at least changes considerably. However, if it feels like binding in 4WD I have to believe the issue is something more mechanical than tires. Have you checked to confirm the front hubs are not locked? Someone should be able to jack the front up to get the wheels off the ground and spin each front wheel to see if it spins independently or if it engages the differential and spins the other front and/or the driveshaft.

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