I just installed a Carli leveling kit, high mount stabilizer, adj. track bar, PSC steering box stabilizer and a Bilstein 5100 lower stabilizer on my dad's '06 4x4. We had the front end aligned after the leveling kit went on and it was pretty dead on. But now, after all the stabilizers were installed, it's pulling to the left enough that we're constantly holding it to keep it running straight. Could any of the stabilizers put an additional load on any of the steering linkages? Maybe some are worn? Right now, all steering components are original and the so-called "Y" bar setup. I mentioned to my dad about upgrading to the "T" bar, '08 and up steering. I'm gonna inspect all the steering joints within the next hour and see what I find. What else could be the culprit?

Also, we ordered new ball joints to install this weekend but the shop that aligned it mentioned offset ball joints. I wouldn't think the offset joints would be necessary as Carli has standard ball joints on trucks with their 6" lifts. Other big manufacturers have standards as well and I've never read about a need for offset joints to correct for camber.

Any info you guys can provide would be great! TIA!

 

hey man, the carli low mount might be causing that. I had the same issue and the guy i bought mine from said since it's a shock and not really a stabilizer they are a little strong and can actually cause the truck to go left. I guess they come charged with 175 psi of nitrogen and that it causes the push. He said their best results were when they backed it down to 120psi. i havent tried it yet but maybe give that a shot.

 

Thanks for the reply. I started thinking it could have been a combination of both upper and lower stabilizers. I found out about dropping the charge a bit so I just took a pressure gauge and gave it a quick tap on the schrader valve. I was told their charged to around 200psi from Carli and that a quick tap might bring it down to around 160-165psi. Unfortunately, my tire gauge only goes up to 150psi so I don't know exactly where it's at but it's a lot better now that I let some nitrogen out.

 

I had the same issue with my Carli high-mount. I think mine was 190psi. I dropped it to 110 or so and its been fine since (couple years now) Good luck!

 

Shawn at Carli told me they come charged at 200psi from Bilstein. I dropped it down to about 114psi according to my pressure gauge.