ok, truck: 2002 f150 5.4 shortbed single cab

major mods to affect this i'm thinking:
sway bars- helwigg front and rear
beltech 3/4 lowering kit
nitroactive shocks
traction bars

going down the interstate about 65mph, it's soooo easy to turn my steering wheel and it's responsive as heck. makes it look like i'm more or less swerving going down the road. anyone have any suggestions on what to try or look? JUST had the front end aligned and rotated my tires. it's been like this since i had the front end aligned. my camber adjustment nut backed off though and i HAD to get it realigned. it's not pulling in any CERTAIN direction. when i'm stopped in park with the truck running, i can "throw" my steering wheel. any way to tighten it up?

 

im not sure exactly what you are trying to say.

How is the front end lowered?

Any recent work on front end? (ball joints, tie rods, idler arm, pitman arm)

 

Sounds like your tires may be toed out slightly, this can lead to the truck feeling "darty" Bring it back to the alignment shop and have them check it out.

Josh

 

If it happened when you got your truck aligned, they probably put in too much negative caster. Check out this short article on alignment for more info: http://www.familycar.com/Alignment.htm

 

ok i'll try.... figured i would just stop working my arms out...thought that might be it lol

 

OK Mr Clemens, maybe you should stop the "B12" shots!

 

Remember that the modifications you have made will make the truck more responsive. So you may have to live with what you've done. Previous comments about too much negative caster or too much toe-out are on the money. You should probably exercise some caution until you get used to your suspension mods. My bet is that it is much easier to induce oversteer (the back end coming around) than it was previously. So a little too much throttle in a corner under wet conditions could bring that rear end around; especially if you have a locking rear end.

 

thats a bad thing?

 

it's got to be the traction bars....that's the only thing i can think that i adjusted here lately.... getting some new shocks just in case

 

I wouldn't mind having a 150 that rode on rails. There's a sweet track nearby that would be a blast in a truck. Of course I only see Porsche's and heavily mod'ed corvettes out there.. Might be outta my league.