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Old 01-14-2009, 03:34 PM
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the truck has never been in an accident, and its got 145k on it and it just now started doin this
Old 01-14-2009, 03:44 PM
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I would extend the endlinks, you dont need much to clear.
that or lower it
Old 01-14-2009, 03:49 PM
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Id lift it higher if I could without throwing a body lift or a different suspension on it, Im just trying to figure out what is causing this since it just started...im sure its something obvious
Old 01-14-2009, 08:58 PM
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I havent hit any curbs or anything so I really doubt I bent something, any other ideas?
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Maybe the sway bar shifted? You could try loosening the bushing brackets and moving it around.
Old 01-15-2009, 08:47 AM
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took it to firestone to get it aligned and see what was wrong, idler arm and bracket was pretty worn out and when I turned it to the right, it would bind up the tie rod against the sway bar, its fixed now but its still pretty close to the sway bar...Thanks for the help
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I would try flipping the sway bar and look into some shorter links.
Old 01-16-2009, 04:40 PM
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My tierods don't get close to my sway bar.Check the sway bar brackets.

different subject: Are your cv boots OK?
Old 01-16-2009, 11:00 PM
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well Im going to tighten up the sway bar links and see what that does, they pivot and lean a little. The sway bar and tie rod both have grooves in them from where it was grinding so this is more serious than I thought

as for the cv boots, they are good, it looks funny in the picture but they should be good for another year or so hopefully

Right now the truck is in the shop and taken apart, shes getting the FLT installed so Im looking into this more since I have a shop I can borrow for the moment and trying to figure this crap out.....
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You may just have the right side torsion bar cranked a little too high. It kinda looks like the nose of your truck sits higher than the rear, but hard to tell.
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