Thunderbirdsport
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You said you had struts and whatnot replaced, yeah?
Was an alignment done after that?
Just having 400 pounds extra weight on the rear (extra) shouldn't affect the steering that much.
I've got probably close to that on the rear of my explorer, what with jack, tire tool, subs and amps and it doesn't even make it squat, and that's with struts of unknown vintage.
I put new struts and front upper control arms on the expedition about 2 weeks ago and it was a little squirmy until I finally got in to the alignment shop and had 'er straightened up.
But, if there's enough weight that it unloads the front, it WILL make the steering light. That's why I was suggesting the spacers in back. But in re-reading your original post, you said there's no visible rake. My guess is the alignment is out. If it's not got visible rake, then the weight on the back isn't the contributing factor in my opinion. But I may be wrong. Food for thought, sir?
You said you had struts and whatnot replaced, yeah?
Was an alignment done after that?
Just having 400 pounds extra weight on the rear (extra) shouldn't affect the steering that much.
I've got probably close to that on the rear of my explorer, what with jack, tire tool, subs and amps and it doesn't even make it squat, and that's with struts of unknown vintage.
I put new struts and front upper control arms on the expedition about 2 weeks ago and it was a little squirmy until I finally got in to the alignment shop and had 'er straightened up.
But, if there's enough weight that it unloads the front, it WILL make the steering light. That's why I was suggesting the spacers in back. But in re-reading your original post, you said there's no visible rake. My guess is the alignment is out. If it's not got visible rake, then the weight on the back isn't the contributing factor in my opinion. But I may be wrong. Food for thought, sir?