Bill, I'd check your front toe-in. After replacing the rack and tie rod ends the toe-in could be off. With a side wind, the van leans a little to the lee side and this lee side tire will steer more. It the toe-in is off, the steering will pull in if you have too much toe-in and will push out if you have tow-out. Don't blame it all on the tires. Larry (happy with Yokohama Y370 LT tires) Bill Knight wrote: > All of the front suspension parts including OE Boge shocks plus KYB rear > shocks, have been replaced over the last year. The point about steering > play interests me though. I replaced the steering rack just before I > purchased the new tires. I assume the rebuilt rack (Bus Depot) is good, it > feels good and tight, but could there be something wrong with it? The tie > rod ends are new german ones, the upper ball joints and upper bushings were > done in the last six months. > <snip> |
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