hay people i just bought a nissan patrol short wheel base and its been lifted buy 3 inches and when i drive down the road the steering feels like it has play in it and wants to drift in any random direction but there is no play in the steering . . what should i be looking at ?
feels kinda like riding a boat
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has it still got sway bars?
The lift affects the front end geometry, drop boxes or drop arms help.
oh man im so out of my depth . .. .me thinks me needs help
You need some castor correction mate.
castor correction ? how much would it cost on average and who would i see for that , thanks for the advice peeps
QUOTE (trickeymickey @ Oct 2 2009, 12:11 PM) 
castor correction ? how much would it cost on average and who would i see for that , thanks for the advice peeps
You have a few different options, the cheapest would be castor correction bushes.
as noro11 said and its worse on a shorty
its no worse on a shorty. They use exactly the same length radius arms. Castor is affected exactly the same as a LWB lifted the same amount.
3" is a tricky height for castor correction. the offset bushes are designed for a 2" lift. Castor plates and drop boxes are designed for 4" and greater lifts.
If you use offset bushes DO NOT use poly. They will chew out in a matter of months. Rubber offset bushes are available that are better but still won't last as long as OE Nissan bushes. Most people with 2" lift do not bother with castor correction because the offset bushes fail so quickly.
other contributing factors could be wide offset wheels that increase scrub radius, and big tyres that are more prone to tramlining. or worn or maladjusted wheel bearings. or even worn panhard rod bushes, but that normally also shows up as the "death wobble".
An RTC steering damper could help a bit too.
of course, all that is assuming that there is actually no play in the steering components... considering the age of the vehicle, they probably do have some play.
Your best bet all around is to go and talk to Superior Engineering.
3" is a tricky height for castor correction. the offset bushes are designed for a 2" lift. Castor plates and drop boxes are designed for 4" and greater lifts.
If you use offset bushes DO NOT use poly. They will chew out in a matter of months. Rubber offset bushes are available that are better but still won't last as long as OE Nissan bushes. Most people with 2" lift do not bother with castor correction because the offset bushes fail so quickly.
other contributing factors could be wide offset wheels that increase scrub radius, and big tyres that are more prone to tramlining. or worn or maladjusted wheel bearings. or even worn panhard rod bushes, but that normally also shows up as the "death wobble".
An RTC steering damper could help a bit too.
of course, all that is assuming that there is actually no play in the steering components... considering the age of the vehicle, they probably do have some play.
Your best bet all around is to go and talk to Superior Engineering.
me thinks me got the death wobble today , thats where ya are trying to slow down and the steering wheel skakes like a motherfucker and the fron tof the truck feels like its hopping like a bunny in heat , fucking scaryet shit i have ever experianced , who would i be best to go get that fixed? and thanks for all the information people
that's the one! talk to Superior Engineering, but the first thing to check is panhard rod bushes and steering damper.
great that all sounds so inexpensive . . . ..oh wait no it doesnt . thanks buddy much abliged
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