Kraton front end loose

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I just recently purchased the kraton 6s and i'm wondering what I can do to tighten up the front end,


Loose
as in steering seems squirrelly or
your suspension arms are loosey goosey..

A bit more details would help..
 
Where is the play located?
You can see play in the steering links from wearing out, if the pillow ball retainers arnt tight, thevservo saver is loose or if the steering bellcranks are worn/loose.
 
The 6s rigs are common to all have some play in the bellcrank posts, up & down. Bearings can be swapped for the bronze bushings, it helps, & adding shims(6×8) on top of them, under the top plate, to eliminate all up & down play. The other area that has play, is the ackerman plate. It can move up & down on the step pins that attach it to the bellcrank arms. That's a little tougher to eliminate as stock, can't just tighten the step pins, they'll snap. A shim can be added there, but normally just left as is, unless going to an aftermarket setup. As @Chapinb stated, check the pillow balls for play. Also some play is in the steering rod ends on the pivot balls & that’s normal. Also check the servo link, if its worn. Adding a HD adjustable aluminum servo saver is a great upgrade also over the composite one.
 
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The 6s rigs are common to all have some play in the bellcrank posts, up & down. Bearings can be swapped for the bronze bushings, it helps, & adding shims(6×8) on top of them, under the top plate, to eliminate all up & down play. The other area that has play, is the ackerman plate. It can move up & down on the step pins that attach it to the bellcrank arms. That's a little tougher to eliminate as stock, can't just tighten the step pins, they'll snap. A shim can be added there, but normally just left as is, unless going to an aftermarket setup. As @Chapinb stated, check the pillow balls for play. Also some play is in the steering rod ends on the pivot balls & that’s normal. Also check the servo link, if its worn. Adding a HD adjustable aluminum servo saver is a great upgrade also over the composite one.
Agreed. I work a little on the front of my off road rigs to eliminate some of the slop, but my on-road cars get all new components in the entire steering assembly and everything is shimmed meticulously. They are precision assemblies at that point. I can’t abide any slop in a street car.
 
When the servo is engaged and at center, it has play in the front end
U can work it a bit but they are bashers and need to have that little play so not all will be so stiff and risk to brake other parts
 
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