i have leveling pucks, a Thuren track bar, and an SSSSS up front and my dealer didn't hassle me at all about warrantying the upgraded parts.

 

I also have the 2" "Revtek" Front End Leveling Blocks and my dealer did not give me a hard time about that at all.

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John_P

 

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mcolectd:

I had a clunk in my steering as you describe, but it was on my 1996 Dodge CTD 12 valve. It ended up being the intermediate steering shaft (shaft between the firewall and steering box).

I installed a "Borgeson Steering Shaft" and it took care of the clunking noise. They are alot better quality than the stock units.

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John_P

 

Thanks John P and Bronco Hound. I guess I'm %$@&^&! any way. I have the "ADDED CARE" warrenty.

My next question is putting on the upgraded pittman arm with the different angle going to effect my ability to retain my sssss. If so I might not order the different pittman arm.

 

One more Q John P. What is the chance if I have ADDED Care PLUS! instead of just added care.

 

No, the pitman arm just has a different angle on the end that attaches to the drag link, not the one that attaches to the steering shaft. Your SSSSS will work fine with the new pitman arm.

 

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From my side,....you are very welcome finndog! I am sorry to be the "bearer of bad news" on that warranty information. I will check with my dealer for you on that "Added Care" Plus Warranty as far as it covering the TSB/Repairs.

 

Thanks Gentlemen

 

Hi Guys, new member. Lots of good info on the forum.

Looking at the photos of the new steering linkage, it looks as if the passenger side tie rod is permanently mounted to the long rod linking the drivers side. Is this really the case? If so that means the entire rod will need to be changed in order to replace the tie rod.

I just purchased a 06 3500 Dually. It has the original linkage setup. I have put about 250 miles on it with no problems.

Jim

 

I just got mine back from the dealer. I took the TSB in and told them about the constant bump steer and occasional wobble (never have had it but.....)

The dealer had to fight tooth and nail with the warranty co but in the end they put the upgraded steering componets and new ball Joints in.

All I can say is WOW, the truck is completely different. It drives like a half ton. Actually it drives better than the half ton I was using as a loaner.

I have spent countless hours and $$$ trying to get rid of the front end shimmy. The dual stabilizer helped but all it was doing was masking the problem.

The dealer had to install the single stablizer and said the dual would not work. It took me about a half hour to put the dual back on and it got rid of the last little bit of bump steer I had. I did have to drill new holes for the larger u-bolts.
With me running 35's I would have never imagined it could drive the well.

So in closing, thanks to whoever posted the TSB info and to all who commented. Last but not least, if you are considering this but have not done it, get off of your rear and get it done!!!

 

DWK, I see you have a 2" in leveling kit. Addressing the bump steer with more stabilizer is still masking a problem. The drag link needs to be pretty close to parallel to the track bar for a normally-operating setup. I used a drop pitman to fix the bump steer on mine. And it didn't just feel a lot better. It literally went away - bump steer one minute gone the next. Well to be honest, it took almost an hour to get the old pitman arm off!

I have a new dual stabilizer waiting to install. But that will be for when it's time for new, slightly larger tires (going to 34s). The only thing I would expect from a steering stabilizer is steering control, not steering geometry correction.

 

Where did you get the drop arm from?

Shawn

 

DC400 - my4x4store.com - $69.79. That was the cheapest I found, but admittedly did not spend a great deal of time looking. It's listed for a 4" inch lift. Supposedly they don't make one for a 2" lift. But when you put the DC400 beside the old one you'll see it actually adds only about 2" to the drop. Works perfectly. Don't bother asking the droid clerks about anything else. They will say you don't need it for a 2" lift.

Assuming you don't mind bump steer.

 

Thanks for the info. I have searched all evening looking for one.

 

Silly question here, but does that new drop pitman arm have the geometry of the original or new style pitman arm that dodge came out with? Does it matter? E.g. will the old style not hit if it's a drop pitman arm?