81 C-10 Steering Jerk on a right turn only

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Jtobe81

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First Name
Justin
Truck Year
1981 Chevrolet
Truck Model
c-10
Engine Size
350
81 C-10 2wd. It has the original steering gear box. new tie rods, control arms, pitman arm etc. It has been aligned at a shop recently.

My problem is it has a sudden jerk in the steering but only when your making a gradual right turn. highway driving making a swooping right turn it will jerk slightly left then center jerk again. the steering wheel does not go left with the jerk.

Its weird hard to explain. I plan to replace the gear box with a new quick ratio one and upgrade the front end with QA1 suspension.

Any thoughts appreciated thank you.
 

Edelbrock

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Grumba
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1977
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K5 Blazer
Engine Size
400
Make sure your U-bolts are tight on the leaf springs. Axle axle might be wandering when you turn.
 

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