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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: beagle..t on June 23, 2017, 09:20:29 PM
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ok so question while driving down the road my tracker is all over the road not steering like a swaying back and forth so I was wondering if maybe the struts or/ and the rear shocks and done ....I have 2" coil spacer and 2" body everything seems tight opinions plse
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Body lifts can give that sensation... I would double check those body mounts to make sure they are tight. How old are your shocks/struts? Maybe they are shot too... Tire pressure too low?
Good luck, Eric
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I'm believe the front struts are original and from when I had the 2.0 L in. I'm going to pull the front struts off and see if the upper strut mount is torn I'm only running 26 psi in tires all around. it does have heavy GV V-6 front springs , rear shocks only 2yrs old , but going to wait till its cooler just way to hot for my liking as I work in the sun daily
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I have worn out two sets of struts, so your problems sound familiar. Pull a front wheel off, and with a arm lifted so it is supporting body, grab Strut body and see if it moves. Check each side. Mine have been somewhat flexible twice.
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well since this posted about this I've replaced the sway bar end links, rear shocks it helped with the body roll but was still there alittle. So today I took off front struts and they fully compressed, so that would explain a lot so new kyb struts are on order hopefully this solves the problem
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Just curious because I am scrapping up money for a lift... did you extend the steering linkage? or is that not as much of a problem as those selling them claim? Thanks Tio Pick
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So today I took off front struts and they fully compressed, so that would explain a lot so new kyb struts are on order hopefully this solves the problem
More out of curiosity than anything else - why would the fronts struts "fully compressed" explain anything? Even brand new struts can be "fully compressed" - it's even a recommended part of the installation process.
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Just curious because I am scrapping up money for a lift... did you extend the steering linkage? or is that not as much of a problem as those selling them claim? Thanks Tio Pick
yes I extended the steering rack 2" as that's the size of body lift I have
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So today I took off front struts and they fully compressed, so that would explain a lot so new kyb struts are on order hopefully this solves the problem
More out of curiosity than anything else - why would the fronts struts "fully compressed" explain anything? Even brand new struts can be "fully compressed" - it's even a recommended part of the installation process.
Sorry fordem I should have explained a bit better.... when I removed my front struts they were extended, placed them on the ground upright and they fully compressed. so I extended them again, and they fell flat (fully compressed) without any weight on them. seeing that tells me that the original struts were done. with the new KYB I can push them to be fully compressed and they come back up where the old ones stayed fully compressed. the old ones didn't have any return
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The struts "falling flat" with no weight would definitely indicate that they had failed, but not having a return is not necessarily an issue - only "gas" struts will have a return.
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they were the original hydraulic struts and yes they fell flat.... while driving the tracker was just driving on the springs no struts or rear shocks as they were failing , which gave me horrible body roll, where I could only do 50 mph on hwy cause it was so bad. but now she is fixed no more body roll and more power. she drives like she should just glad I got it figured out