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OFDPOS
Aug 09, 2017Explorer
Just a heads up I'm a black or white type kind of person no grey area I tell it like I see it. So not trying to sound like a know it all, smarta$$ or even attempting to act like I know any of it, its just my experience.
I'll be up front and tell it like it is !
A good example is buying the Koni FSD shocks , felt like I wasted my money should have stayed with Bilstein HD's.
Some feel if its more money it must be better... And won't let their pride say otherwise.
Saying all that;
Ok got a chance to take it out for a test drive, since I-80 is a very heavily traveled freeway and most lanes had ruts , it was hard to really get a good test drive in.
Saying that got into the middle lane, lined up going straight let loose of the steering wheel and it drifted/pulled left. After several attempts I took notice of where I had to hold steering wheel to stay straight.
Kinda hard to do since I still had to continue to move steering wheel to track straight.
Pulled off the freeway into a large Walmart parking drove along abit in the parking lot nice level area stopped where I felt the steering wheel was needed to be.
Since I was by myself (instructions say to leave engine running and have a person hold the steering wheel while another does the adjustment) I shut the eng off , slid underneath loosened up the ubolts retaining nuts, tapped on the stabilizer a few times per instructions.
Made sure the ubolts were lined up ok and tightened the nuts back up.
Got back on the freeway center lane, yep now it wanted to drift/pull to the right. Even moved over into the far left lane now on downside crown still pulled/drifted right.
Turned around went back to the Walmart parking lot samething I did before .
Only this time left the eng running. Loosen tap tap check ubolts tighten nuts back up , back out on the freeway still wants to pull/drift right.
Now there was a slight breeze and alot of traffic ! Trucks, other MH's etc so it was kinda hard trying to find the hole in the traffic where I wouldn't be pushed around by passing trucks or me passing them etc.
Did this on both sides of the freeway with last adjustment so even wind blowing didn't effect it , it still wanted to pull/drift right.
This weekend will get my bride to go out with me and see if with her holding the steering wheel will help any on getting it adjusted.
I think my next step is to take it to a good alignment shop (if I can find one local) and see what they have to say and do.
I still get pushed by passing trucks and always will ,anyone who says they don't get pushed over abit by a semi passing after they had the stabilizer, anti sway bars, shocks and or tracking bar installed is only kidding themselves.
Still getting the wondering not as bad as before I replaced the front anti sway bar.
Between upgrading the anti sway bars (Hellwig) , tires (Michelin's), shocks (Koni's FSD's), and now steering stabilizer (Safe-T-Plus).
I feel upgrading the front way undersized anti sway bar helped the most.
What I know now vs when I started out , owning a ford I would start out with replacing the undersized front anti sway bar , if shocks are needed ? Replace them with the Bilsteins HDs wouldn't go with the Koni's ! If still getting allot of sway while parked upgrade the rear anti sway bar.
Add the steering stabilizer for the added safety in case of a blow out..
Maybe after this weekend with help and readjusting the steering stabilizer maybe I'll be whistling another tune. Right now I just feel its an added safety factor in case of a blow out.
I'll report back after I get help with adjusting the stabilizer.
I'll be up front and tell it like it is !
A good example is buying the Koni FSD shocks , felt like I wasted my money should have stayed with Bilstein HD's.
Some feel if its more money it must be better... And won't let their pride say otherwise.
Saying all that;
Ok got a chance to take it out for a test drive, since I-80 is a very heavily traveled freeway and most lanes had ruts , it was hard to really get a good test drive in.
Saying that got into the middle lane, lined up going straight let loose of the steering wheel and it drifted/pulled left. After several attempts I took notice of where I had to hold steering wheel to stay straight.
Kinda hard to do since I still had to continue to move steering wheel to track straight.
Pulled off the freeway into a large Walmart parking drove along abit in the parking lot nice level area stopped where I felt the steering wheel was needed to be.
Since I was by myself (instructions say to leave engine running and have a person hold the steering wheel while another does the adjustment) I shut the eng off , slid underneath loosened up the ubolts retaining nuts, tapped on the stabilizer a few times per instructions.
Made sure the ubolts were lined up ok and tightened the nuts back up.
Got back on the freeway center lane, yep now it wanted to drift/pull to the right. Even moved over into the far left lane now on downside crown still pulled/drifted right.
Turned around went back to the Walmart parking lot samething I did before .
Only this time left the eng running. Loosen tap tap check ubolts tighten nuts back up , back out on the freeway still wants to pull/drift right.
Now there was a slight breeze and alot of traffic ! Trucks, other MH's etc so it was kinda hard trying to find the hole in the traffic where I wouldn't be pushed around by passing trucks or me passing them etc.
Did this on both sides of the freeway with last adjustment so even wind blowing didn't effect it , it still wanted to pull/drift right.
This weekend will get my bride to go out with me and see if with her holding the steering wheel will help any on getting it adjusted.
I think my next step is to take it to a good alignment shop (if I can find one local) and see what they have to say and do.
I still get pushed by passing trucks and always will ,anyone who says they don't get pushed over abit by a semi passing after they had the stabilizer, anti sway bars, shocks and or tracking bar installed is only kidding themselves.
Still getting the wondering not as bad as before I replaced the front anti sway bar.
Between upgrading the anti sway bars (Hellwig) , tires (Michelin's), shocks (Koni's FSD's), and now steering stabilizer (Safe-T-Plus).
I feel upgrading the front way undersized anti sway bar helped the most.
What I know now vs when I started out , owning a ford I would start out with replacing the undersized front anti sway bar , if shocks are needed ? Replace them with the Bilsteins HDs wouldn't go with the Koni's ! If still getting allot of sway while parked upgrade the rear anti sway bar.
Add the steering stabilizer for the added safety in case of a blow out..
Maybe after this weekend with help and readjusting the steering stabilizer maybe I'll be whistling another tune. Right now I just feel its an added safety factor in case of a blow out.
I'll report back after I get help with adjusting the stabilizer.
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