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May 10, 2011 | 07:36 PM

BigCountry77

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highboy steering question

would a box off of a 80-97 model ford work if it was mounted on the inside of the frame and i made a draglink that ran from the pitman arm to the tierod where the old hydrolic ram was?

May 10, 2011 | 07:57 PM

montana_highboy

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From: Big Sky Country

I can't say for certain but i'm sure with some fabrication and know how almost anything can be made to work, the 78/79 power box is the donor most use for that swap.

May 10, 2011 | 07:59 PM

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i was thinking the same thing but there is not enough room between the crossmember and rad.. you would have to make a cusom crossmember

May 10, 2011 | 07:59 PM

73f250highboy

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i am going to do the saginaw bos on the outside of the frame for my truch

May 10, 2011 | 10:17 PM

akforceten

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I did the Saginaw on the out side of the frame

That's what I did I have a few years driving time on this with no problems

May 11, 2011 | 09:13 PM

BigCountry77

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im in the middle of the converion right now and i have mounted a saginaw box like that one on the frame. it is off a 80 suburban 4x4. im having problems with the tires rubbing when i turn the wheels to the right. i think where i messed up was when i put a 3/8" plate behind it. my box is also mounted at an angle. what would you recomend i do to fix the tire rubbing.

May 11, 2011 | 10:06 PM

montana_highboy

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Originally Posted by BigCountry77

That's one of the reasons the 78/79 power box, even though it requires some fabrication work, is the preferred unit for this swap, no tire clearance issues.

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May 11, 2011 | 10:51 PM

shookdaddy

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From: spotsy va

i had a 75 highboy w manual steering i changed it over to a 79 f350 power steering box we had to cut a peice of the crossmember out to get it to work but i boxed it bk in w 1/4 in steel but about an hour of fab work u can get it done n have all the clearance u need because it sets inside the frame thats what i would do again if i had to do it