1996 Dodge Ram wandering or swimming

1996 DODGE RAM
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BBLOUNT1999
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Steering problem
1996 Dodge Ram V8 Four Wheel Drive Automatic

My 1996 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 wanders or swims at any speed. All tie rods, u joints, steering box, steering stabilizer and ball joints have been replaced and it has had a computerized front end alignment. Yet it still wanders to both sides. Please Help!!
Mar 1, 2010 at 12:14 PM
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HMAC300
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if you ave a set of gigantic tires on there that would be one reason for it to wander along with jacking the front end up.if you have a good stabiliizer then it may or may not stop it. but you may need extra help with a hydralic stabilizer to stop this from happening. Also anwandering is also an indication of a bad idler arm. Also a good idea if you don't have one put a good sized sway bar on the truck. These can be bought from turck supply places and it would even out the front end to stop the swaying. Also make sure that there isn't a lot of play in the steering box.
Mar 2, 2010 at 7:01 AM
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