Q: Steering veers over bumps and when turning

asked by on September 20, 2016

I have been having trouble with the steering in my truck. It has literally been all over the place when I’m driving, especially over bumps and on curves. So I took it for an alignment and the technician reported to me that he had trouble setting the caster at zero. I am thinking that the problem might be the torsion bars underneath the truck might need to be readjusted. Do you concur with that assessment or what else do you think is causing this steering problem?

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