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Steering stuff.

sreidmx

sreidmx

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So I need to do something to the steering on Ethel.. this push pull is killing me. One thing I do not want to do is buy parts twice or thrice.
It will get linked at some point next year hopefully.. until this happens I wanted to at least bandaid the steering issues.
Crossover would be ideal but the 400$ investment of buying the knuckle and steering arms are a no go.
I thought about a T link setup like the F250's run, I have the heims and could fab something up pretty easy, not sure how severe the bends need to be to clear the leafs.. Anyone try this? Remember this truck only has 33s.. so no big tires.
I also thought about welding some bracket to the base of the hub or backing plate to create a double shear joint where I could stack a heim joint and spacer on the tie rod hole.
Anyone else got any ideas? I also have considered heim jointing and making a better push pull arm. something that's hard mounted to remove any slop from the steering also allowing me to bend the tube where needed to make the travel.. I suppose it moves maybe 7-8 inches..

Thoughts?
 
I seem to remember Wade having some steering setup that worked great , but was done differently than others. Maybe he'll have an idea. @ktmoutfront
 
I think I'm going to put the tie rod on top of the knuckle and build a short a frame on top of the tie rod that would capture a Heim joint. I saw this on an 80s race blazer back in the day. If I build it using 1.5x250 wall it should be more than strong enough.
 
Cool the only change is my tabs might be a little taller to clear the leaf springs.
 
Ruffstuff makes a Y link TRE for this if you want to keep it simple without heims.
 
Why is the push-pull killing you? If it's bad on the street, then something is wrong like loose spring bolts, broken center pin, cracked frame, etc. Fixing that will be fastest and cheapest solution. You might as well start there because most of those problems will still be there even after going crossover. If you're running out of steering due to articulation, that's another thing.

Doing a tie-rod link still requires a 2WD steering box, a new drag link, etc. You basically just skip the PS knuckle and steering arm.

Wade has a double-crossover setup.
 
Looks cool till the jam nuts come loose and you roll the tierod, jam the steering and roll the truck. Not making that up, I helped put it on the wheels. Luckily it was in sand and not going fast enough to really wad it up but it did sound exciting.
 
Stephen said:
Looks cool till the jam nuts come loose and you roll the tierod, jam the steering and roll the truck. Not making that up, I helped put it on the wheels. Luckily it was in sand and not going fast enough to really wad it up but it did sound exciting.
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I actually had thought that might be a problem, the only thing I could come up with was to run delrin pucks to prevent the heim from rolling. The jam nuts coming loose could be solved by maybe drilling and tapping one for a set screw or something like doubling them up.
I ended up buying a stock style box and pump, seems to work ok. Bumping the pump pressure helped a lot. Still doesn't turn when flexed..
 
Stephen said:
Looks cool till the jam nuts come loose and you roll the tierod, jam the steering and roll the truck. Not making that up, I helped put it on the wheels. Luckily it was in sand and not going fast enough to really wad it up but it did sound exciting.
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Why can't a bent crossover drag link turn and get stuck on the crossmember if the jam nuts come loose?
 
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