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Old Apr 7, 2012 | 04:33 PM
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Front steer?

What year Ford vans are front steer or are they all front steer? Thanks
 
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Old Apr 7, 2012 | 11:12 PM
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ALL highway vehicles i'm aware of use the front wheels for steering, including all econolines.
or did you mean this question in some different way i'm not understanding
 
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Old Apr 7, 2012 | 11:37 PM
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All econolines have the steering linkages in front of the beams. They use recirculating ball gearboxes.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2012 | 11:47 PM
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Wrong Thread
(Edit: How the HELL did this end up here? Damn!)
 
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 11:27 AM
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Josh, 95 explains what I meant. It is the steering linkage in front of the crossmember on rear steering it is behind. Thanks 95, didn't have one to look at but thought they were all front.
 
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