Hey guys,
got an 03 silverado that feels almost scary on u turns and making a hard turn in reverse. Cruising or driving around town it feels fine, but hard turns are not right. Almost feels like the inner tire is going to collapse, like the camber is all messed up....except I'd feel that all the time.
I rebuilt the whole front end (inners, outers, pitman, idler) and got it aligned by a gm dealer. First time felt a little off so I brought it back and they did it again....said the box wasn't torqued to the frame for some reason. This was like 3k ago and I've had this problem the whole time. It's not keeping me from driving it but it's getting annoying. 185k on the box and pump.

any help or troubleshooting tips would be greatly appreciated
thanks
jim

 

Sure its not a broken sway bar or something?

 

I vote sway bar or broken/worn body mount.

 

How the hell do you break a sway bar?
And aside from the obvious, how do you know if a sway bar is junk?

anything else it might be?

 

jack up front wheels and check balljoints and bushings for play

 

Ball joints are good...no movement.
what else can I check before I end up bringing it to someone?

 

Ball joints under pressure may not move by hand. May have to stick a jack under it and watch it jack up the truck to see if it moves or a big *** pry bar. Where has the truck been all it's life? I've seen two broken sway bars in my life and they were both outside Chicago...land of salt...

 

Probably meant a broken sway bar end link or worn out sway bar bushings

 

I know this sounds super basic but tires really low?

 

Tires are good. All at 35psi.
it's really weird the car drives fine except on u turns and reverse turning.
left or right hand turns don't matter.
I'm stumped