2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Front axle after a severe death wobble question..

[GrantP]

You could be very well right. I just know it was available factory on the 98-99 (Bills year truck). Point being the drag link attaches to the tie rod in a position that is very close to the knuckle. The idea is that the less distance between the drag link and knuckle, the firmer the steering will be.
Starting in 2000 they changed up the axles from bj out including steering linkages. The tapers are all smaller making components non interchangeable. So I assumed it was all early 2nd gen...but we know what happens when one ASSumes :-laf

At any rate, I agree with you about the toe change during suspension cycling with the Y type (haltenburger) steering. Theoretically tire wear should be better with the T crossover setup. I never noticed a difference in tire wear on mine though between the two but there's lots of factors at play there.

And that's good info about the taper changes, I wasn't aware of it so thanks for sharing.

 

[BillBaker]

So I had the tires/wheels spun on a road force balancer and although not visible to the eye the front right tire has a broken belt. I will be ditching the BFG's and looking into some Nitto's now. Meanwhile waiting for the Carli SS to arrive also..

 

[BillBaker]

UPDATE....New Carli low mount stabilizer installed (no adjustment needed) and Nitto terra grappler G2 tires. Although no visual defects noticed on the BFG's tires the front end bounce is gone with the Nitto's installed. One less headache!....