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AusMarty · 11-26-2006, 08:15 PM

Frenchblue, The steering boxes on our trucks are on the outside of the rail and on a car the box is on the inside so if you get a car one and move it over to the other side it goes to the outside on the truck, only catch is when you turn the drag link around it must be cut and lengthened because the sector shaft on the steering box is on the outer side of the box, Hope this makes sense.
Over here in Aus i have seen a zl Ford Fairlane steering box used, the sector shaft is on the corect side therefore you don't have to cut your drag link and the pitman arm fits straight on !!!

11-26-2006, 08:15 PM	#19
AusMarty Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 215	Re: 41DegreesSouth Build Thread Frenchblue, The steering boxes on our trucks are on the outside of the rail and on a car the box is on the inside so if you get a car one and move it over to the other side it goes to the outside on the truck, only catch is when you turn the drag link around it must be cut and lengthened because the sector shaft on the steering box is on the outer side of the box, Hope this makes sense. Over here in Aus i have seen a zl Ford Fairlane steering box used, the sector shaft is on the corect side therefore you don't have to cut your drag link and the pitman arm fits straight on !!!