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My Baby Has Grown ...


Sip

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  • 2 months later...

My new crossover steering kit is DONE! The only problem I had was that the inside edge of my wheel on the passenger side would rub against their bracket. Mostly, the balancing weights were the ones making contact but clearance is very tight there.

 

Before and after:

http://s93725736.onlinehome.us/sip/jeep/new_steering_lo.jpg

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Here is where the contact was:

 

http://s93725736.onlinehome.us/sip/jeep/new_steering_rub_lo.jpg

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I busted out the grinder and made that notch on the bracket:

 

http://s93725736.onlinehome.us/sip/jeep/new_steering_fix_lo.jpg

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And here is the pic after grinding and painting with the wheel back on:

 

http://s93725736.onlinehome.us/sip/jeep/new_steering_fix2_lo.jpg

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So far so good. Went for a quick test drive and looks like everything is in order. I'll have to get an alignment but looks like my eyeballing toe adjustment ain't too bad :D

 

Probably the hardest part of the whole thing, other than figuring out how to deal with this problem was getting the old pitman arm off. I didn't have a pitman arm puller so I tried to force it ... let's just say after several hours I now have a pitman arm puller :rolling:

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  • 14 years later...

Well Sip ~ Long time since you've posted ~ I'm about to do the front end on my F150 ~ maybe if you come by this way in your travels we can chat ~ wonder if that Jeep you were so into is still up there or long gone ```

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