steering questions
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steering questions
So I am wondering what steering box I have installed. Everything I've read is the stock box has a 3 bolt mounting pattern. However the box has 4 bolts and is mounted on a bracket (I'll try linking my photobucket at the bottom). I'm trying to figure this out as the pitman arm gets rubbed when I make a full left turn. My 76 F250 is sitting on 35x12.50's. I've heard talk of crossover steering to upgrade the steering. Now I'm wondering if I have a good box already installed how difficult it would be to finish the mod to crossover? From the axle code looks like I have a Ford? front end (had to re-look at vin decoder the right way not sure what front end I have cause it only says Ford). Looks to me like I could unbolt the "drag link?" from the knuckle, and swap the attaching parts between the driver and passenger side? It looks like it's a spacer on the passenger side that holds up the brake line could be removed with fairly little problem. I don't have pictures of that right now. So here goes my attempt to upload pictures of the steering box.
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Also I don't see how that would ever work for crossover steering the way the pitman arm comes off the box. A 78/79 Dana 60 is easiest to do crossover which is what I used but they cost a lot. You can do it with a d44 but it's a lot more of a pain plus you would need to lift it some for the crossover to clear the springs.
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Thanks for the reply. I was thinking I might be able to get it to work for cross over if I take it off the bracket and mount it to the same outside part of the frame. This would put the pitman arm under the frame. However looking at spring clearance I can see what you mean about lifting. I may look into the inverted T setup, or just get a 78/79 box for clearance and not worry about trying to change a whole bunch of steering components since I'd have to move the current box anyway. I plan on trying to dig as much of the grime off that box as I can to see if I can pull any part numbers or other identifying info off of it.
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I would say that setup is off of a 1972 - 1977 Dodge. I know the first Gen. people (me included) use that setup to get rid of the frame cracking problem. It might be worth something to the right person.
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http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/d...2-t301769.html
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I would say that setup is off of a 1972 - 1977 Dodge. I know the first Gen. people (me included) use that setup to get rid of the frame cracking problem. It might be worth something to the right person.
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Sorry that I replied and made this a zombie thread.....Just keep in mind that that 76 HB should have rear leaf springs (and hangers) that are 2 1/4 wide. So when ordering replacement leaf's make sure you get HB specific springs. All others will be 3" wide and the spring hangers will be that way also.
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