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It's a 99 XE King. It's actually in pretty good shape considering the mileage- 170,000. ('Pretty' being the operative word) But, Oh, it handles like crap. Cornering is not the problem. (Yes, it's been aligned) Going in a straight line can be an adventure, esp. when the road is uneven/ rutted. The problem is how unpredictable the steering can be. IMO, the Fronty has too much PS; there's not enuf road feel. Sure, I know it's a truck and not a sports car but it's getting downright dangerous. Now, the steering rod has a little play in it but before I run out and buy a new steering box, what else could contribute to the looseness of the steering? The steering wheel itself has relatively little play in it. Can mediocre no-name tires make that much difference? The shocks are new, BTW.
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Check ball joints, shocks, springs, tie rod ends, even lug nuts
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I got rid of the BF Goodrich Long Trail tires & put on Yokahoma Geolanders & my ride/handling improved very much
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Check the Center link and Idler arm for play.
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Oh...it's been awhile since I posted that. Turns out I had crappy tires! That was it. What's kinda funny was that I simply moved the crappy ones to the back and the new ones, which are relatively cheap "Scrambler" tires from Pep Boys, to the front. I've been driving a long time so... ...is that the emoticon for "sheepish"?...Anyway, it never dawned on me that what looked like OK tires could actually be that bad...Hell, downright dangerous!
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JPNNH wrote:
| I got rid of the BF Goodrich Long Trail tires & put on Yokahoma Geolanders & my ride/handling improved very much |
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What size are those Geolanders? What do they look like?
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factory size 265-70-16 Saw em at tire rack but they dont carry this size...found em at a "Tire Warehouse" store...got em for $114 each...VERY HAPPY!
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JPNNH wrote:
| factory size 265-70-16 Saw em at tire rack but they dont carry this size...found em at a "Tire Warehouse" store...got em for $114 each...VERY HAPPY! |
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Did you mount them on the original rims?
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Yup....... exact tires are Geolander H/T-S
read reviews here: http://www.tirerack.com/survey/SurveyComments.jsp?additional Comments=Y&commentStatus=P&tireMake=Yokohama&tir eModel=Geolandar+H%2FT-S+G052
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