Steering setup

[KEVINL]

I need new steering components for my truck

There is a lot of debate on what to go with I am kind of shying away from Cognito braces


I was thinking

Cognito HD tie rods

Supersteer idler arm and weld in gusset for idler bracket

stock GM Pitman arm

What about a straight centerlink?


What do you guys think?

 

[jraymer]

here is a little current info on this subject.
http://www.duramaxdiesels.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20949

 

[JMK777]

straight link and selves is all i got and i never have a problem.

 

[sweetdiesel]

I like the superdsteer on my lifted truck and wouldn't think twice about not using cog supports

 

[LBZ]

Basically everything you are thinking of doing is great. Not sure about the straight centerlink though on a DD truck. If you ran big tires, your going to likely need an country mile to turn that thing around!!
I noticed my turning radius got bigger just by adding the centerlink braces.

 

[duratothemax]

have you looked at the exact steering setup at all?

 

[KEVINL]

I actually was just reading about it last night on Diesel place higher upfront cost because I have to buy everything at once but it seems bullet proof (relatively speaking:spit


I guess the stock stuff didn't do too bad almost 180K part of that time with a lift and racing in 4WD

 

[KEVINL]

Well I changed my wheel bearing today that helped alot my steerring wheel is turned a little to the right to go straight I jacked up one tire at a time and pushed in on the tire and I didn't see any play on the tierods but when I did the centerlink rocked way back.

Does this mean I need new pitman & idler arms?

Also does the idler arm bracket wear out and how do you tell?