When I pull away from a light or stop sign, seems like the whole body "clunks" as in, sounds loose... checked and everything is tight. Also, steering seems to "stick" and then let go... noticed the steering mostly when entering a parking lot and turning quickly...

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

I'm gonna go over all the mounts again just to make sure...

The steering issue, well, I marked the shaft and it went back no problems... not sure how to explain it really... If you have ever drawn back on a compound bow, you kow how you have the resistence until it breaks over the cam... well its almost the same feeling, just alot of resistence and then it "breaks" and is fine again... also a very intermitent problem.

 

anyone else have any suggestions...

I went back over all the body mounts and they were all backed off, even after loctite. I'm gonna "overdose" them on loctite and see if that resolves that issue... but my main concern right now is the steering. Feels really awkward and wierd. Not concerned about safety, unless is starts to get worse, but right now, its just a weird feeling. Thanks.

 

Have someone turn the steering wheel, while you look at the shaft/linkage under the hood area.

Assuming you loosened the column to do the BL, there's a chance its not 100% grabbed now....that would explain your effort, breaking point, and release symptom for example.

When looking at it, look for a slight difference between the column turn from the steering wheel, to the transmitted turn towards the steering GEAR, etc...You are looking for a difference, a delayed motion, etc.

Sometimes making some hash marks with a marker on all touching parts' overlaps - helps to highlight these differences.

BTW - If ALL the body bolts backed off, that probably means you didn't settle the body in with some wiggles, etc, to fully seat it, before you torqued it down.


...And/or, your wrench/the correct torque setting, was off;

IE: The torque specs could have wrong, or the wrench was off, or operator error, may have combined in any combination to result in the back-off.

The proper seating is the most common issue though.



Try the steering thing.

 

Take a long look at your steering stabilizer. Mine does that occasionally and the only place I can see any marking is on the stabilizer. Now I'm running an OME 2" with no body lift, but your symptoms sound the same to me. I started out with a Supercrap ss, but that made the problem worse. I now have the Fox with the Woods relo kit and it only happens once in a great while. I have yet to be able to duplicate it at will though.

 

Thanks a bunch guys.... TEEJ, I did go back yesterday and retorque all the mounts and that has pretty much removed the issue. Still have a little on the drivers side, but I'm gonna check them again today, just as you said to enure proper seating. When I was lifting the body, my TF rockguard did take on a mount there and was causing some issues... so maybe it is keeping the body from properly settlein' in.

Seer1... Not that I think about it, I do believe I did get it once or twice before the BL... just never really paid much attention to is. I have the Procrap steering stabilizer and if the other 4 shocks from them are an indication... well, its Garbage. I just ordered a new RCX single... relocates it and it looks much beefier.

Thanks again gents...