silver97ex Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 (edited) So my pathy pulls to the left normally when its dry. I have play in ALL tie rod ends and the centerlink. Brand new oem ones are in my back seat (too cold to do it now). I noticed that when the ground is slick with snow or icy conditions, the steering is very loose. I know it sounds dumb, "Duh idiot, you are on ice!" but I'm not talking about inches of snow, just a light misting on the road and it happens. Just seems like there is a lot of play in the steering before anything happens and it doesn't really pull at all either. I am thinking it is the looseness in my steering components. I can't think of why the slick roads would do that though. Do you agree or can you think of anything else? Maybe really bad toe and the slippery roads allow it to "drag"? Edited January 8, 2009 by silver97ex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver97ex Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 (edited) If you're in 4wd when this is happening, it's not uncommon. The front wheels will try to pull against one another, and won't be tracking straight given that you've got play in all your steering components. Even in 2wd, the same is true, only, to a lesser extent. Edited January 8, 2009 by Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver97ex Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Thanks simon, yeah it does it in both 2 and 4wd. I am hoping once I change the parts (installing them at the same time as the lift that is sitting in my living room) and get an alignment it will be a lot better. At sometimes it feels a bit dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitemedoughboy.com Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Thanks simon, yeah it does it in both 2 and 4wd. I am hoping once I change the parts (installing them at the same time as the lift that is sitting in my living room) and get an alignment it will be a lot better. At sometimes it feels a bit dangerous. one more thing that makes for scary steering in 4wd... if you have a bad cv joint or some other drag on one side of the front suspension on loose snow or ice. under acceleration it will pull one direction and once you let off the gas it will jerk you back the other way. also if you dont have the bump stops on your suspension the cv's can bind under full droop and the steering wheel will take you for a ride if your not paying attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 one more thing that makes for scary steering in 4wd... if you have a bad cv joint or some other drag on one side of the front suspension on loose snow or ice. under acceleration it will pull one direction and once you let off the gas it will jerk you back the other way. also if you dont have the bump stops on your suspension the cv's can bind under full droop and the steering wheel will take you for a ride if your not paying attention. Ohhhhh yeah. Definitely true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver97ex Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Yeah, cv's are good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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