Jadda,
I appreciate your thoughts. I will test it like you suggest. I am pretty sure it shifts into second as it seems that there is a point were the motor is revving to its max and the truck is not going faster... my guess is it only reaches around 25-30 mph. How fast do you think a Genesis should go? or, easier for you, how fast do you think yours goes?
I have purchased the aluminum steering link by New Era. Thanks for that too. I'll let you know how it performs.