so i installed a 2.5 hbs leveling kit about a month ago on my truck and was pretty happy with the cosmetic results....ive noticed more and more that the front end is extremely stiff and is not handeling like it should...i had to truck properly aligned like i should...

its hard to explain but when i hit a bump....it puts slack into the steering wheel and jumps the truck all over the road until i get it straightend back out...ive checked and rechecked everything to make sure its tight...is this just what happends with the leveling kit....if so im thinking about taking it off the truck....

anyone have any suggestions or ideas as to what this could be....

 

i got the 3inch hbs... and i noticed it to be alittle stiffer.... not much but some... and it was handeling weird before i got the front end allignment.. but after allignment it handles fine... it still rides the same but if you hit a small hole or somthing you defininatly feel it because it has almost zero fallout ... but you should not have that problem with the 2.5hbs... ... does your truck drive straight??

 

has a slight pull to the left....i went back and forth with alignment shop and they finally said that this was best they could do....should i take it somewhere else? is this why it is having the sloppy steering issues when going over bumps?

 

i guess so... my buddy owns a shop and he said he had no problems with mine... hes did mine twice now........ when i bought my truck new... it was out of line... ford tried twice to allign it.. till i said the hell with it and my buddys shop did it... and then after i installed the leveling kit... they did it again.. havent had a problem with the allignment

 

im thinking im going to go and have an alignment done by a better place....i still cant stand my front end giving me problems though....any other ideas as to what it could be?

 

I used to work at an alignment/ tire shop and there are two kinds of jobs that can be done. If they have a coats unit or any of the other major brands it shows you red if something is out of wack and green if its "within spec" or tolerance. Thats where the difference is...some places just get the caster, camber, and toe into the green and call it aligned. A proper place will get it as close to factory spec as possible. Those little .25 degree and .15 degree changes make a world of difference in how the vehicle drives. Even seen a few that were all "green" when they left and still drove like crap until they were dialed in just right.

Take it somewhere that will spend the time to nail the specs out and not just set the toe and let it go.

 

i think thats what im going to do...i just wanted to make sure i dont have anyother issues up front that could cause this....i just took a 300mi trip to louisville ky yesterday and when i got home i could see slight wearing on the outside edge of my brand new tires!