This seems to work better...
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‘82 GMC “Junkyard JIMMY” {Build bash Rebuild}
- Thread starter pblaze725
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This seems to work better...
I cant see the pic
But that sucks!
You did your steering different than mine i noticed.
I used the long tre with the tapered hole on the tierod, and just a small tierod end into the side of that one for the draglink.
You seem to have used the long tre on the draglink. Interesting.
I see what you're saying. I could still do that.
Edit: The first test drive went well.
it looks alot safer that way, glad it all worked out
o BTW i have a spare oil cooler would be perfect for your steering, if your interested
I am going to flip it around like Chris said but that means I needs to bend another steering arm. If I am going to copy the mans design I am certainly going to take his advise.
I bought a small PS cooler from Summit and it's already installed.
The test drive was awesome, everything is working great right now.
I bought a small PS cooler from Summit and it's already installed.
The test drive was awesome, everything is working great right now.
There I fixed it. I put the drag link back up on the pitman arm and the small TRE on the bottom.
sweet!!!! can't wait to see it on the trail.
andyblack
Registered Loser
So are these just stock Chevy truck tie rods you're bending up? You seem to be able to find them pretty easy in the junkyard.
Yes sir. I bent 'em and shortened them about 13.25". I put a drag link in one end and a TRE in the other.
This way if it fails I can switch back to push/pull steering on the trail. Just clock the pitman arm back to the stock position and add the short steering arm to the driver side.
It seems to be working really good though...
Pancake rock at sunset!
rig looks good buddy
andyblack
Registered Loser
Nice sunset too. You could have your wedding right there. Looks like a good spot to me.
K5 Jess
1/2 ton status
I was just say you could if you had to in a bad situation.
Test run went well. I drove on the Interstate, winding country roads, and about 2 hrs on a very rutted and rocky road to take some poser shots on the top.
The thing turned with ease the entire time and I never heard my PS pump wine about it. Smooth on the road and trail.
However, My turning radius is tighter one way than it is the other. I measured it in a parking lot and it was about a few feet different. I don't notice on the road or trail, just thought I would go and measure what my turning radius is.
I took out the steering stops, so that's not an issue.
I think it's a simple adjustment on the steering TRE. (not perfectly centered) I just adjusted it out a little bit. We'll see how it works.
Any advise?
put the steering stops back in
went over this in another thread and it's conclusion was to run steering stops
leave a very tiny amount of space between the stopper and inner C, when the ram bottoms out, it shouldn't bottom on the stops
this is something I still need to adjust, though I'm pretty close now with about 1/8".
Also, nice pics ^^^
went over this in another thread and it's conclusion was to run steering stops
leave a very tiny amount of space between the stopper and inner C, when the ram bottoms out, it shouldn't bottom on the stops
this is something I still need to adjust, though I'm pretty close now with about 1/8".
Also, nice pics ^^^
andyblack
Registered Loser
I would want the stops to hit before the ram is fully extended, that's for sure.
I think all of these trucks will turn a little tighter in one direction than the other. At least that's how mine's always been. If I wanted it to be perfectly the same, I could adjust the draglink, but then the steering wheel wouldn't be any where near centered. If your steering radius is off by a couple of feet though...
I would look at your homemade draglink. Does it have any more adjustment? Also what about the steering box? Is that pitman arm pointing straight to the rear when the wheels are straight? I mean it will probably be a little off to one side or the other after you get the steering wheel centered but you get the point.
If the draglink and steering box are good, I would look to make sure the ram is in the center of it's stroke when the wheels are straight.
Looks like this "Norcal Crossover" steering is coming together. Chris Cross'll make you...JUMP JUMP.
I think all of these trucks will turn a little tighter in one direction than the other. At least that's how mine's always been. If I wanted it to be perfectly the same, I could adjust the draglink, but then the steering wheel wouldn't be any where near centered. If your steering radius is off by a couple of feet though...
I would look at your homemade draglink. Does it have any more adjustment? Also what about the steering box? Is that pitman arm pointing straight to the rear when the wheels are straight? I mean it will probably be a little off to one side or the other after you get the steering wheel centered but you get the point.
If the draglink and steering box are good, I would look to make sure the ram is in the center of it's stroke when the wheels are straight.
Looks like this "Norcal Crossover" steering is coming together. Chris Cross'll make you...JUMP JUMP.
Thanks for the tips gents.
I actually broke the steering stop on the driver side.
I dropped a plumb bod and measured the distance between the pitman arm center and lower TRE center and laid it out on the table. When I laid the steering arm on it it was different by about a 1/4".
I made the adjustment and reinstalled it.
Now I needed to go measure it in the parking lot again.
I actually broke the steering stop on the driver side.
I dropped a plumb bod and measured the distance between the pitman arm center and lower TRE center and laid it out on the table. When I laid the steering arm on it it was different by about a 1/4".
I made the adjustment and reinstalled it.
Now I needed to go measure it in the parking lot again.
I'm back for a little follow up.
It turns out that all of you were right and I was wrong. I should have bought the 8" ram.
Thanks for the advise, I am stoopid for not taking it.
Feel free to rub it in, I don't mind.
The use of the stock drag link in the cross over didn't pan out too well. It turns out the distance between the leaf spring and the bump stop is greater than the distance between the leaf spring and the Drag link .
At some point the spring hit the DL and knocked off the zerk fitting.
So I'm going to fix it.
It turns out that all of you were right and I was wrong. I should have bought the 8" ram.
Thanks for the advise, I am stoopid for not taking it.
Feel free to rub it in, I don't mind.
The use of the stock drag link in the cross over didn't pan out too well. It turns out the distance between the leaf spring and the bump stop is greater than the distance between the leaf spring and the Drag link .
At some point the spring hit the DL and knocked off the zerk fitting.
So I'm going to fix it.
