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Originally posted by xoc:

If the steering wheel moves when you go over a bump, and the wheel/tire [b]only travels vertically
, then that's bumpsteer.
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Bingo, that's what I've got.


With worn components, bumpsteer on the street is very bad on my Xterra. With new stock components it is almost non-existant.
I have a new centerlink, and its still bad. Driving on a rotten highway (we have lots of those in MO) really sucks. I thought I had read somewhere that when your A-arms are at a higher angle, bumpsteer is worse. Thinking through the physics, it almost makes sense... When you use a longer upper A-arm (lift kit) at a higher than stock angle, as your suspension compresses, the top of the spindle will be moved outwards. The tierod length will not change, so this will pull the front of trhe tires inward (toe-in), making your truck squirrelly every time you hit a bump. It should not be as bad at stock suspension angles, as the upper A-arm is shorter, so the spindle's vertical orientation should not change as much. Ok, so I'm just kind of rambling here... is my logic flawed (did that even make any sense at all)?

SLR- I was really hoping to see a broader redesign of the Nissan steering than that. The geometry of Nissan's steering is flawed when lifted, you will have bad wear points when you use the same geometry. Obviously, you have acknowledged this since you "made this centerlink serviceable". I don't have a good solution for this, but I'm not the one selling Nissan parts either. wink Keep the ideas coming!