I lowered my 99 with Western chassis control arms and a 1 inch lowering spring and I know about the bump steer problems but my front end feels real loose.
I get a lot of feedback through the steering wheel also, if I go over ruough areas I get some movement in the steering wheel.

Is this normal?
I ordered a Rancho stablizer kit for the front end thinking this might firm it up a little.

Could it be an alignment problem, I had it aligned but maybe it's off a little.
I'm really not happy with the way it feels.

Any suggestions
Thanks

 

How many miles are on the truck?

You might want to try and tighten up the steering box, and it would not be a bad idea to replace the inner tie rods when you go to install the bump steer kit.

 

Ayrton
It only has 9000 miles.
I've decided to wait for an official bump steer kit to come out on the market, so many people have warned me against doing my own.

Can an alignment problem cause it to feel this way?
Also can this be a symptom of bump steer?

Thanks

 

If the truck wants to wander all over the road, then yes this could be both bump steer and your toe settings.

Most alignment shops just get the vehicle inside the specified range and are done with it. Once you get the suspension set up the way you want it, and then get the front set to specific settings.

 

Like Ayron said.Keep in mind that the setting in the book are for vehicles at STOCK heights when you lower or raise it all of that is out the window.As is if you change profile heights of the tires as well as widths.If possible find a shop that has someone who looks at the vehicle and tire wear then look at the specs in a book.I personally do not even look at the book for specs all my alignments are done and specs decide AFTER I talk with the customer on their driving habits.Stan

 

I dont have the control arms but... my steering wheel will shake a little sometimes over real ruff road surfaces... my steering is very tight however, feels very much like a sports car in comparison to stock

 

That is bump steer…

As the suspension moves up and down you toe settings are changing and that is what makes the wheel move around in your hand.

 

so how do you fix it? It doesnt do it bad so Im not worried about it...but if it can be fixed, then I would like to

 

Bump steer gets more severe the farther the suspension travels and when you fully understand how it affects the suspension you will want to minimize as much as possible. The only way to adjust it is to change the relationship or angle of the tie rod ends with the spindle. At the present moment there is no bump steer kit for the F-150 unless you want to make your own and I do not recommend trying this if you do not know what you are doing. You can actually make it worse and in some cases have a dangerous situation.

I am working on a kit and I hope to have something very soon, but at the moment you will have to live with it.

I credit all my knowledge to my Jedi master Stan Martin…

 

ahh well, thanks for the info bud