Why can't i just move the pitman arm and have crossover steering? I know its a newb question but i have to know.

 

move it from where?

if you are running a darg link right now you will need to swing your pitman arm around if i remember correctly

-cutts-

 

Give me a few more specs (year of truck and model axle etc) and Ill give you either A- a quick run down or B- a jam up GED style "how to"

 

i feel like a noob trying to figure out what the hell hes asking.....

 

If its the 77.5 I got the question licked

If its the EB Fishy might have to take over.


Details help so much.

 

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

i got it!


the answer is:






















































ROCKWELLS!!!!

 

no comment at this time.

 

im sure somthing comes to your mind......somthing about a chromo d60?

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!!!

 

what about how they are stronger than your stock rocks? Ok youre right....something does come to mind.

 

i set myself up for that one......but when you break yours(doubtful, but i would), you have to pay a chit load to replace them....

 

the only way to go, dual tie rods and high steer, with unparallel trac bar

 

it's for the 77.5 f250 4x4 d44 front, I currently have the stock drag link set up, my question was: Can i just rotate the pitman arm 90 degrees, so that i can set up cross over steering?

I ask this because it seems like everyone swaps out the stock box for a 2wd or a saginaw, i was just curious.

 

No thank you, not while i'm in school

 

hey.. youre back!


Ok Ill start from the top.

1st you will need a STOCK F150 (150 not a 250) pitman arm. Unless you have greater than a 6" lift a stock arm is fine. It will need to be "reamed" out to fit a chevy 1 ton TRE which has a 8* taper (machine shop or buy one) Unbolt the dog leg F250 pitman and install the F150 straight pitman facing rearward toward the back driver side tire instead of the front driver side tire as factory. Then you will need your passenger side steering knuckle milled and tapped to accept a crossover steering arm. Most decent machine shops can do that for you. Buy 3' of 1 1/2" .250 DOM tubing (DOM not sch 40 or 80) 1- LH 7/8x18tpi weld in insert and 1- RH 7/8x18tpi weld in insert with the jamb nuts and 1-2027 Chevy TRE and 1-2026 Chevy TRE.

once the pitman arm is bolted on and the passenger side steering arm is bolted on I attached both TREs in place and measured the distance between half the thread including the weld in inserts. Then I cut the DOM and welded it all up. Its actually pretty easy.

One problem you may encounter with the D44 (Im not sure I did it on a D60) is the passenger side steering arm hitting the passenger side shock. I relocated mine to the rear of the axle by cutting the bracket off and welding it back on and moveing the top mount back to match. Pretty easy as well.

Ive got like 20 or more pics of the process plus a truck in the drive way I can pull measurements from or take more pics if needed. My email is in my sig if you want any additional info.

 

Mike at Completeoffroad.com can sell you a complete setup for about what it cost to do it yourself.
Hes a nice guy and will talk you through any problems if need be.