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cole01

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1986 Bronco 2
Just took my sas bronco 2 for the first ride:D but i have one problem the truck drives great and straight until i let off the gas then it will dart off to the passenger side. I check all bolts,bushings are new and suspension parts look good. any help would be great.
 



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That could be part of "bump steer". When you let off of the gas, the nose comes down just a bit which effectively makes the steering link longer (as it rotates and becomes more horizontal) which pushes on the drag links and directs the knuckles off to the right.
 






whats the best way to fix ( steering shock )
 






Only real way to fix it would be to go hi-steer and try to work out the geometry so that the link coming off of the pitman arm is as horizontal as possible.

Can you post some pics? Cauz I mean I'm not 100% sure on my diagnosis, its just a theory of what your suspension and steering is doing -- and a picture would reassure whether or not my theory is true by looking at your steering angles.
 






I could post pic, but I not sure how to do it.
 


















Yeah I would definitely suspect the steering link as the culprit.

And I have to correct myself about the steering link because now I see you're running a linked suspension with a panhard bar. So, earlier I said you want a horizontal steering link -- but this is only 100% true for a leaf-sprung suspension and partially true for a linked suspension + panhard.

With your suspension, a linked suspension + panhard, what you want is a steering link that is the same length as the panhard and the same angle (so that they are parallel). This way, when the panhard pushes the axle sideways (which it does because the panhard rotates on an arc as the axle moves up/down), the steering link undergoes the same exact arc and angle change, which will keep your steering wheel about straight.

If you're going to redo the steering, also redo the panhard because what you want, since you're running a linked suspension + panhard, is a panhard that is (in parallel to what I said earlier) as horizontal as possible. What this does is minimize the amount of lateral (side-side) movement the axle does when the suspension moves up/down. But, with a horizontal panhard, you would also need a horizontal steering link -- which would require you to go hi-steer. And by the way, a panhard that is pushed up as far vertically as possible (but still allowing for movement and not hitting things like the oil pan) has better off-roading characteristics -- such as a better roll-axis which decreases the likelyhood of your vehicle rolling over on its side.
 






is there any good pics of want I need my panhard bar and steering to look like
 












In reality, it is almost impossible to achieve a horizontal panhard bar and steering link because of the oil pan, frame rails and such, so you just try to get as close to horizontal as much as possible. So in the image below, I angled the panhard and drag link a little bit just to put it in perspective with reality.

But now that I think about it, I'm not even sure there are hi-steer knuckles and arms for Dana 30s, but search around. I know there are ones for Dana 44s so maybe you can just keep this in mind for the future if you switch over to a 44.
 

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you can get the m.o.r.e. knuckles. i belive notajp used one.
 






teraflex makes a Cross over steering kit for the 30.
 






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