Steering wheel very sensitive after off-roading

[Brian_B]

Your alignment is off. Get it checked out. The LCA alignment bolts are just sandwiched, so they can move with a good jolt.

its also possible you bent a tie rod enough to throw off the toe.

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[LSW]

Tie rods: looks like just the driver side is bent?

Driver

passenger

 

[cbrownabq]

BDS alignment locks are the bomb for this. No more alignment woes.

 

[Brian_B]

Tie rods: looks like just the driver side is bent?

Driver

passenger

Those like exactly like mine - if there’s a bend I don’t see it, but it may just be the photo.

My driver:

 

[Tricky Mike]

Is the bend on the other plane - visible from looking at it top down?

If you're going to be doing a lot of off-roading, it might make sense to see if you have a Firestone near you that has an unlimited alignment deal.

It's an amazing deal for stock vehicles. Back in the day they would even cover lifted vehicles but that must have bit them in the ass.

 

[LSW]

Not sure but this what they looked like from above. Look pretty close to the same?

 

[LSW]

I got the work done. Dealer replaced driver's side tie-rod end and performed a front-end alignment. The repair didn't really seem to make a difference in the steering though; Maaaaybe a 5% difference but it still feels a litle looser than before. Oh well, they said it was good to go and felt normal to them.

 

[Brian_B]

Not sure but this what they looked like from above. Look pretty close to the same?

I didn’t see this until today after you had the work done but — yeah mine look identical from top too. Although your driver one did look a lil more bent than the passenger - mine are about the same - so maybe that’s what they saw.

But it’s done - hopefully they gave you the old parts so you have a spare to carry

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