advice on steering...

[Greenbeast6.9]

OK here's the deal, my steering has been rigged for 7 years now now the other day i bent the steering arm causing death wobble!! I am thinking that i need a drop pit-man arm and i could adjust the steering in.( after i but a new steering arm. My problem is that both arm rub on my leaf springs at full turn and this is causing problems( i swapped a 77 d-44 in 7 years ago to make it a 4x4)


Now remember this was 7 years ago i was 17 and had no money, so it is a little cobbed!




it migh be a little hard to see in these pics i will see if i can find some more but the pitman arm that is on there is straight out. so does anyone have a drop pitman laying around?

 

[Mr_Roboto]

I might still have one I bought for an 82 F250 years ago. I didn't have a big enough socket to change it then, and then I totaled the truck. I'll check later, if I have it it will be in a storage trailer across town.

 

[Greenbeast6.9]

cool Thanks!!

 

[subway]

cant see your steering set up well enough to tell if you geometry looks out. death wobble sucks, been there, crapped my pants at that. if your arm is as steep as you say it is i would think bump steer would be an issue.

death wobble can be hard to track, especially with a custom set up, good luck.

so on a side note, how has the dana 44 held up over the years? dousent look like you trussed it at all for the weight of the truck.

 

[towcat]

really dumb question....
you're not using the same steering linkage setup from the IFS axles are you?

 

[Greenbeast6.9]

really dumb question....
you're not using the same steering linkage setup from the IFS axles are you?

Its not a dumb question, because i have used the ifs steering since the axle was put in. Do you have any other ideas for me that i could use?

 

[Greenbeast6.9]

so on a side note, how has the Dana 44 held up over the years? doesn't look like you trussed it at all for the weight of the truck.

I have had an axle shaft break but other than that no issues, But after my pull yesterday i think i fubard the R&P or the transfer case. Oh well it was worth the fun!

 

[Mr_Roboto]

Crap, I forgot to post that I wasn't able to find the drop arm. It wasn't where I left it 10 years ago........

 

[towcat]

Its not a dumb question, because i have used the ifs steering since the axle was put in. Do you have any other ideas for me that i could use?

I'd start with getting a setup off a f350 with a solid dana 60 axle. Your steering geometry issues will be solved immeadiately as well as bump steer issues. If the tie rod studs are of different diameter, take a look at a chevy setup, dana 44s were found under chevys for many years.

 

[Greenbeast6.9]

thanks i will search around and try to find something!!

 

[Greenbeast6.9]

Crap, I forgot to post that I wasn't able to find the drop arm. It wasn't where I left it 10 years ago........

no problem thanks for looking!