The coil setup binds up too much, this is what causes DW and bump steer.
I came up with a solution to help our customers instead of throwing bandaids at it like steering stabilizers/etc. We fixed it via crossover steering with a relocated trac bar
I have resolved DW issues on multiple suspensions including yours so i do understand it. None of them have had problems since, whether we added x-over steering and a new trac bar to the existing radius arm setup or ditched it completely for leaf springs.
Wait, what?? Unfortunately this isn't true, based on at least 2 vans on the west coast.
I remember your header build on your bike from weldingweb.com. Thanks for the response. I was wondering, do you think your front bumper, all 3/16 (am I wrong?) steel, properly welded, like yours, will hold to the stress of a 12k winch? If it does, this may be my new winter project.
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"I reached out to Chris [UJOR] who was addressing the [DW] issue with an update to the coil setup and was very confident that his update [kit] would solve the DW...Both Taylor and I ordered kits for $1500 and I found a local shop that had done some conversions and I brought them my van to do the swap. Art, the mechanic, got the kit installed and called me to say that it didn't fix the issue. I was absolutely crushed and headed out to test the van myself to see what it was like. The ride was about the same, the turning radius was a bit reduced and the wobble was absolutely...the
same... My refrigerator repair man immediately told me that he knew who I should call - Leonard of Leonards Offroad - who was a personal friend. Leonard was one of the foremost 4x4 builders in the country before he retired (that's Leonards personal tube framed crawler on the right) running a small shop that billed out several million a year working on and building pretty outrageous 4x4's and was named one of the best shops in the country by several magazines. He said I should come by his house so he could take a look....After measuring the hub angles, checking caster, radius arm angle and feeling and testing for any play in the many joints of the steering Leonard offered that he liked the original MG conversion. The U-joint conversion might make more sense on an off road rig but he wasn't a fan of the drag link not being centered on the axle line. He suggested going back to the MG kit."
As a user of the Kit and having suffered the DW issue I can sympathize. Mine is a 5.4 so significantly lighter. I've been DW free for a while. I never had it when braking, only going over bumps or pronounced road ondulations. SInce the radius arms brackets fall right on the tie point for the...
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UJOR; "Its clear now that something else was at fault (radius arm bushings?) and I wish the x-over was still on it...Feel free to send the x-over parts back if you want for a partial refund."
We still have the largest brake option for the E series swaps.
Yes, by 0.2", however it should be conveyed that they come at the cost of an add'l $2700. UJOR RSC 14.5" F450/550 front brakes at $2700 add'l over stg2 axle price, vs MG/ExpoVans OEM 14.3" F350 front brakes at no add'l cost when using a '13+ front axle.
