Steering problems on 83 suburban k20

[justinpurgason]

I have a 'burban that I can barely keep in the road. It goes from side to side when I try to correct. It seems like I turn the wheel right, it goes 7-8 inches right, go left the same in the opposite direction. I must look like a drunk driver. Do I need a new stabilizer bar, new tie rods, or steering box? What do you think is my problem, how do I fix?

[justinpurgason]

Does anyone think this is more than just an alignment issue?

[skills4lou]

Does anyone think this is more than just an alignment issue?

 

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Holy cow, that's bad. Get under there and wiggle things around. My guess is you have at least a couple floppy joints under there. Ball joints, idler arm etc. Just remember, it may not feel loose with the truck on the ground. best bet: get it to a shop pronto, and spend the money to have it fixed right. Shouldn't be more than a few hundred I'd guess.