I have a popping feel in my pedals and steering wheel while turning corners. I do not seem to notice it while driving straight. My truck does have a leveling kit and I'm thinking it might be contributing to the problem. I recently had an alignment done and the ball joints checked out okay. Any ideas on what it could be? Is this the sign of an impending front end problem?

 

I can't speak for your peddles. But if you have a "popping" in your steering it could be a wallowing out of your track bar mount on the driver side. You can get under your truck and verify by having it running and have somebody turn your steering wheel back and forth.

Lazarsmith sells "the ultimate track bar hardware kit" that will fix it, if that is the issue. http://lazarsmith.com/SSSSS.html


Also, I see you live in Lewisville. We are having a DTR #8 get together on Saturday Aug. 8th if you want to come up to McKinney. Thread here--- https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/....html?t=248274

We can help you take a look at it.

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Sounds like front axle u-joints are starting to go.

 

Thanks for your help! I'll check into both of the problems. I recently purchased this truck, and before I bought this one, I test drove the identical truck with about 40k more miles, and I felt the same thing. I attributed the feel on that truck to the lift and the miles. Now mine is doing it with 60k miles. Should I take the leveling kit off to avoid more problems down the road?

 

Thanks for the advice. If I'm not working that day, I will try and make it up there.

 

check the coupler on the steering shaft (inside a rubber boot) between the steering wheel & the steering box