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Workshop => Suspension and Chassis => Topic started by: bearcat on May 14, 2015, 08:25:59 PM

Title: Steers hard due to tight ball joints
Post by: bearcat on May 14, 2015, 08:25:59 PM

Bought some used Herrmann +2 arms and it feels like I just put a steering stabilizer on my ride. Started checking things out and felt to me like the ball joints were too stiff. They move smoothly, no play or grittiness, just kinda stiff. My stock ones move and turn much easier. Had my local auto parts guru match up a Moog ES3045RL but it moves harder still so that's a no go. Thinking about double nutting them and spinning them with an impact for a while to see if I can make them wear prematurely to break them in more. Any other great ideas out there that doesn't involve the words pro trax?

Title: Steers hard due to tight ball joints
Post by: fearlessfred on May 14, 2015, 08:40:59 PM

Do you have caster adjustment on the upper aarm .....If you do, you may have to much caster,that will give it a heavy feeling when steering

Title: Steers hard due to tight ball joints
Post by: bearcat on May 14, 2015, 08:54:24 PM

No caster adjustment that I'm aware of, this is just from holding one of the joints in my hand and then multiplying that needed force in my mind by 4 joints

Title: Steers hard due to tight ball joints
Post by: Usmoneylover on May 14, 2015, 10:29:19 PM

Take some pics of your setup and upload them if you can.