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Old Aug 6, 2006 | 03:22 PM
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steering all jerky

ok i know with 275 tires up frount and 315s out back that the steering is gonna be a lil jerky b/c the tires are gonna find ALL ruts in the road but is there anything i can do to the steering to keep it from being so jerky i really gotta fight my steering sometimes on roads. as far as suppension i have eiback sportline springs on the rear, UMI LCA and Adj. PHR. would a strut tower brace help at all??
Old Aug 7, 2006 | 10:31 AM
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Re: steering all jerky

Strut tower braces do not help much, if at all. Check the rod ends, and steering slack in the rack and pinion. I do not think the rod ends would give, and hopefully not, but it is worth a shot. The rack and pinion slack can only be solved by getting a new one. I do not know of another way to get rid of the internal slack.
Old Aug 7, 2006 | 05:53 PM
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that sucks thanks man i just thought it might be a problem all f-bodys have that could be fixed in a simple way well guess il be messing with the steering crap this weekend
Old Aug 7, 2006 | 06:38 PM
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Why don't you get a rag joint eliminator. It fix the slop in my steering. Unbalanced Engineering
Old Aug 7, 2006 | 11:12 PM
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a lot of lt1's "bump steer" like symptoms are due to the shocks. change those bad boys and i garantee you will be happier. just get some revalve bilsteins or konis
Old Aug 8, 2006 | 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by USAF Racer
Why don't you get a rag joint eliminator. It fix the slop in my steering. Unbalanced Engineering
I saw some other posts that said the joint eliminators don't always work. I think it is from the actual teeth inside the rack & pinion getting worn down over time so it creates a little slack between the teeth.
Old Aug 9, 2006 | 08:46 PM
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Why don't you get a rag joint eliminator. It fix the slop in my steering. Unbalanced Engineering

what the hell is that? i do have some shocks in the garage il change them out and see what happens
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