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Old Sep 18, 2012 | 08:21 PM
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Steering wheel "pop" after leveling kit-video

My wheel now pops right at center- it wont stay at center and pops left or right makeing me look like im driveing drunk after I installed a leveling kit, Do I need a new steering shaft?
Here is a video:
http://youtu.be/D_5j0M0s9sY
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Old Sep 18, 2012 | 11:56 PM
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It's the tie rod ends, I replaced the pitman arm with an inverted one from skyjacker, and it stopped doing that....
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 12:42 AM
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it has all new lukes links except the drivers side screw on end- that is a new napa unit. I have replaced everything, energy control arm bushings and energy track bar bushing with a luke on the track bar too. I hate to say it but it actually handles worse than it did with the stock hardware with 260k on it that was sooo worn out I was worried the ball was going to pop right off the sockets!
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Old Sep 20, 2012 | 07:49 PM
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That's a drag....

I swear by the Thuren trac bar and rebuild the rest over any other "fix".

My inverted Pitman arm is TuffCountry, sorry for the mis info..
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Old Sep 20, 2012 | 08:57 PM
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Ball joints?
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Old Sep 20, 2012 | 10:14 PM
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nope, they are all tight. i think its coming from the U joint in the steering arm but not sure
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Old Sep 20, 2012 | 11:24 PM
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Have a buddy turn the wheel and watch the movement to be sure.

That is how I figured mine out.
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