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Sorry for the late reply. Take a look at your bunp stops (called many things) to see if they were installed correctly.
Phil D has a post on this somewhere on here.
Your issue has nothing to do with the shocks but the bump stops need to be near the lower control arms in accordance with the Fabteck specs.
It may be more than this--just a stab for now. Can you post a pic of your front end? I could tell more.
The STEERING SHOULD NOT BE SCAREY and I can tell you know how to drive. Something is wrong with your install and I will try and fix it from afar if I can.
I am conerned about this problem. It is not something you should have to get used to.
Also, test your steering at increasing speeds on a new highway. My H2's have wide tires and spaced wheels. When I get on 295 in NJ, there are places where my H2 jumps from side to side. It is really scary. Turns out the road is so worn--the track in asphalt are from normal cars and the H2 rides on the crests--it whips from side to side. My chief mechanic has a mini Cooper and the same thing happens to him--he is on the insdie of the crests. However, his car is light and easer to control with the low center of gravity. I would never have believed this if I did not experience it first hand. Our NJ road taxes at work!
Truck looks AWESOME!
Thanks for elaborating so much on the Fabetch front end kit issues. This kinda throws a "kink" in my previous thoughts about the kit, which I had installed recently (no lift kit). I have been experiencing some scary moments at highway speeds, where the truck seems to track "on its own" but I thought it was due to the tires (37x13.5x18 NItto Mud Grapplers) being so gnarly and aggressive. Maybe that was an incorrect line of thinking?
-Pete
04 White H2-6\" Fabtech lift w/37\" Toyos
12 MB CLS63 AMG
09 Porsche GT3
69 Chevelle SS
Also, I assumed you guys did an alignment, right? Maybe it needs more toe-in?
Very Nice!!! I will be getting the Fabtech HD steering kit next week as well. From what I read on this board, the extra sensitivity from the steering is normal after getting this kit. And I think most ppl actually likes it after few days of driving/getting used to it? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Wilfred, let me know how your kit works out for you. I don't think our problem with the steering has anything to do with just getting used to it. We've lifted vehicles before and we've dealt with that. This is much more extreme. Even the guys who did the install said it's not normal. It darts pretty severly from side to side with the tiniest movement of the wheel. It was doing it on it's own at first. Felt as if you had an extremely over-loaded trailer fishtailing behind you jerking the truck around. They've toned that down somewhat by changing the toe, but it's still not right. It's better, but at higher speeds it's still pretty scary!
Let me know how yours turns out, i'm curious as to how yours will feel.
My husbands theory is that the original shock on the stabilizer was 16" long. The new shock, which is much larger in diameter, is 22" in length with only 2 1/2 inches of shaft exposed. So it seems to him that instead of having of a dampening effect, it's created almost a solid bar for a steering stabilizer. Does that make sense? If anyone has any ideas I would appreciate the input.
04 White H2-6\" Fabtech lift w/37\" Toyos
12 MB CLS63 AMG
09 Porsche GT3
69 Chevelle SS
-HUMMERDOGG
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