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fastlap · 10-30-2005, 01:14 PM

I had this problem with my volvo wia42tes 1995
I have cured it 100% but not without alot of effort!
first thing you have to know is if your truck has a volvo front axel ?? cause volvo king pins are very strange ! and seem worn out whenever you lift the front in the air !

I had my truck aligned and it was worse so I then put 3/8" of toe out in the front and that made the lions share of improvement ! but I continued with a new steering box , a new steering colum from the wheel to the box
new wheel bearings , new aluminum wheels all 6
new mich tires !
all this stuff made it a little better yet !
Then I tried new shocks on the front, gabe adjustables , wow big difference again
and the old ones checked OK but still the new shocks worked !
truck was now stabil at 70 mp on any surface
next I went to rear shocks they were new monroe gas , I replaced them with gabe adjusts , double wow they worked
then I special ordered the nylon tolerance ring for the lower king pins and installed them
And now my truck is perfectly stabil at any speed on any surface with any load !
order of importance is
1- king pins
2-toe
3-shocks
4-tires this is ..>> assuming you have checked all the normal wear points and joints first ofcourse hope this helps T

10-30-2005, 01:14 PM	#6
fastlap Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 108	I had this problem with my volvo wia42tes 1995 I have cured it 100% but not without alot of effort! first thing you have to know is if your truck has a volvo front axel ?? cause volvo king pins are very strange ! and seem worn out whenever you lift the front in the air ! I had my truck aligned and it was worse so I then put 3/8" of toe out in the front and that made the lions share of improvement ! but I continued with a new steering box , a new steering colum from the wheel to the box new wheel bearings , new aluminum wheels all 6 new mich tires ! all this stuff made it a little better yet ! Then I tried new shocks on the front, gabe adjustables , wow big difference again and the old ones checked OK but still the new shocks worked ! truck was now stabil at 70 mp on any surface next I went to rear shocks they were new monroe gas , I replaced them with gabe adjusts , double wow they worked then I special ordered the nylon tolerance ring for the lower king pins and installed them And now my truck is perfectly stabil at any speed on any surface with any load ! order of importance is 1- king pins 2-toe 3-shocks 4-tires this is ..>> assuming you have checked all the normal wear points and joints first ofcourse hope this helps T