crossover/highsteer
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Dynatrac has the entire knuckle. You cant just get an arm since there is no provisions to bolt them up.
Have your checkbook ready!
http://www.dynatrac.com/products_pro...rknuckles.html
Have your checkbook ready!
http://www.dynatrac.com/products_pro...rknuckles.html
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Foir sure there is bubba. Just use a mid 80's tie rod, and a drag link for the 78/9 bronco with inverted "T" steering.
Works like a charm.
You may also upgrade the entire tie rod and drag link to the more common and desireable Chevvy 1 ton inverted "T" system. This will require some new tapperes in the knuckles and the pitman arm, but it will work great.
Slight drop pitman arm to help with some angles and you are golden.
You wont get a high steer set up without changing the knuckles, but even for huge rocks, I rarely see this high steer thing extremely necessary.
You can kind of make it out here.
Works like a charm.
You may also upgrade the entire tie rod and drag link to the more common and desireable Chevvy 1 ton inverted "T" system. This will require some new tapperes in the knuckles and the pitman arm, but it will work great.
Slight drop pitman arm to help with some angles and you are golden.
You wont get a high steer set up without changing the knuckles, but even for huge rocks, I rarely see this high steer thing extremely necessary.
You can kind of make it out here.
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75f350
I have a question on what all is involved in putting the TRE's on the upper side of the knuckles. I have a dana 44 and want to change over to the chebby 1 ton steering but would like to put it on the top side
I have a question on what all is involved in putting the TRE's on the upper side of the knuckles. I have a dana 44 and want to change over to the chebby 1 ton steering but would like to put it on the top side
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Interesting question. I might have to ask why this would bring an advantage? I can see how this would bring some clearance but in most cases this is so minimal that it does not justify the effort.
Ok, assume that it is reasonable, so lets look at the mechanics of it. Well, depending upon the axle, each knuckle has a tapered hole in the knuckle, (all do but some are larger than others) and the major diameter (largest) is located at the bottom of the knuckle is larger than the minor diameter of the TRE itself. This means that there will be a gap if the taper is turned the opposite direction.
In other words, unless there is some material added to the original hole, there will not be adequate material left to make a decent seat once the taper is made from the top side. The bottom will never make contact and the connection will fail.
In this case, a spherical rod end is used and a 3/4" straight hole is the smallest one can run. In many cases the larger 7/8" hole is appropriate.
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