Who had a rig that drives "like new" and what is the secret?

I purchased my 01 with 136,000 and bone stock.


It developed several driving issues that were translated through steering feel

The steering would get "stuck" or drag coming out of a turn.

Certain bumps in the road would cause a knocking in the steering

It has an intermittent vibration at highway speeds that goes from minor to severe.

Found a poorly worn set of ATRs on the front.

Jacked the front up.
TREs seem good and tight. LBJs tight
Rack and control arm bushings seemed ok when prying on them and getting very little movement if any.

Good good measure, I replaced the tires, lower ball joints, front brakes, and got an alignment.

Problems still persist.

I bought urethane bushing kits for the upper and lower control arms and steering rack.

I plan on doing the rack bushings and maybe welding the joint of the steering shaft.
See what happens and where to go from there



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