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03-13-2005 09:22 AM #5
Ok , here is what I have done....I centered the steering box so it is 2 turns either direction, I did not use the steering wheel as a guide because I will have to re-center it when I'm done curing this problem. I installed the pitman arn so it is vertical or 90 degrees to the plane of the frame. I adjusted the drag link so the wheels are centered. so now the steering box is centered and the wheels are centered. I still have 2 turns left and 1 3/4 turns right. When I turn right the tie rod hits the attachment for the four link, before I make it to 2 full turns, so there is something causing the steering to act quicker to the right. With the drag link unhooked I have equal travel left and right. The are no steering stops installed on the front axle, the previous owner never installed any.
When I looked at the upper steering arm the attachment point for the drag link is about one inch ahead of the center point of the king pin, so am I correct to assume that if I change the upper steering arm to this;
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/xq/asp...qx/product.htm
it should make it turn and equal distance left and right ? There should be no reason to have the attachment point of the drag link to be ahead of the center line of the king pin, correct?
Here are some pics of my car as it currently sits.
http://coogan.efirehose.net/car/steering1.jpg
http://coogan.efirehose.net/car/steering2.jpg
http://coogan.efirehose.net/car/steering3.jpg
Where do I buy or install steering stops? and how are they attached? Thanks for the help so far
Dammit, another good ol boy gone. Condolence to the family. RIP Mike
RIP Mike Frade, aka 34_40