Steering sensitive to road slope?

From : miles

Q: my 2001 1500 qc ram is driving me nuts. the steering is extremely senstive to a roads side slope. most roads are crowned such that they slope downward from the center to the roads edge. in this case i have to apply a constant strong left pressure on the wheel. in roads that are sloped downward from the outside edge towards the center i have to apply rather strong right pressure on the wheel. a little bit is expected. but i am having to apply far more pressure to keep the truck straight than in any other vehicle i have ever owned. it is tiring when traveling long distances on the highway. i had the truck aligned and although it was out of spec i saw no change in the behaviour. it has done this since new and of course dealer says it is normal. anyone else have this issue .

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From : joe

miles unknown@unlistedspam.com wrote in my 2001 1500 qc ram is driving me nuts. the steering is extremely senstive to a roads side slope. most roads are crowned such that they slope downward from the center to the roads edge. in this case i have to apply a constant strong left pressure on the wheel. in roads that are sloped downward from the outside edge towards the center i have to apply rather strong right pressure on the wheel. a little bit is expected. but i am having to apply far more pressure to keep the truck straight than in any other vehicle i have ever owned. it is tiring when traveling long distances on the highway. i had the truck aligned and although it was out of spec i saw no change in the behaviour. it has done this since new and of course dealer says it is normal. anyone else have this issue oem specs provide a fairly wide range of whats acceptable so you may need to find a shop that will tweak the alignment more towards what you need. heres a link that explains the effects of adjusting caster camber and toe http//www.specprod.com/techdir/techsuppartfund2.html check it out then find a shop that will work with you on your alignment regardless of factory specs. also make sure your tires are inflated properly and not excessively worn. hth. joe black 03 dakota 5.9 r/t cc calypso green 93 mustang 5.0 lx hatch with a few goodies .

From : roy

my 2001 1500 qc ram is driving me nuts. the steering is extremely senstive to a roads side slope. most roads are crowned such that they slope downward from the center to the roads edge. in this case i have to apply a constant strong left pressure on the wheel. in roads that are sloped downward from the outside edge towards the center i have to apply rather strong right pressure on the wheel. a little bit is expected. but i am having to apply far more pressure to keep the truck straight than in any other vehicle i have ever owned. it is tiring when traveling long distances on the highway. i had the truck aligned and although it was out of spec i saw no change in the behaviour. it has done this since new and of course dealer says it is normal. anyone else have this issue somebody here has a set of alignment specs that do away with that problem. i had them but lost them during the move. roy .

From : j a m

joe wrote miles unknown@unlistedspam.com wrote in my 2001 1500 qc ram is driving me nuts. the steering is extremely senstive to a roads side slope. most roads are crowned such that they slope downward from the center to the roads edge. in this case i have to apply a constant strong left pressure on the wheel. in roads that are sloped downward from the outside edge towards the center i have to apply rather strong right pressure on the wheel. a little bit is expected. but i am having to apply far more pressure to keep the truck straight than in any other vehicle i have ever owned. it is tiring when traveling long distances on the highway. i had the truck aligned and although it was out of spec i saw no change in the behaviour. it has done this since new and of course dealer says it is normal. anyone else have this issue oem specs provide a fairly wide range of whats acceptable so you may need to find a shop that will tweak the alignment more towards what you need. heres a link that explains the effects of adjusting caster camber and toe http//www.specprod.com/techdir/techsuppartfund2.html check it out then find a shop that will work with you on your alignment regardless of factory specs. also make sure your tires are inflated properly and not excessively worn. hth. joe black 03 dakota 5.9 r/t cc calypso green 93 mustang 5.0 lx hatch with a few goodies you may have a problem with worn ball joints and/or tie rods. do you hear any clunking in the front end or feel it the steering wheel jam .

From : miles

roy wrote somebody here has a set of alignment specs that do away with that problem. i had them but lost them during the move. how many unopened boxes are still in your garage .

From : miles

j. a. m. wrote you may have a problem with worn ball joints and/or tie rods. do you hear any clunking in the front end or feel it the steering wheel nope. its done this since new. steering seems like it has a bit of play but its been this way since new. .

From : redneck tookover hell

how many unopened boxes are still in your garage too damn many. roy christmas should be exciting g politics the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich. .

From : roy

roy wrote somebody here has a set of alignment specs that do away with that problem. i had them but lost them during the move. how many unopened boxes are still in your garage too damn many. roy .