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Old 11-01-2022, 02:06 PM   #14
leegreen
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Re: 1955-59 Chevy 4x4 Power steering problems

it appears mat1968's drag link angles down where 1957napcofan's angles up

for mat1968 as the spring flattens under compression and moves the axle forward the angle of the drag link will move the axle end of the drag link forward and up, so it moves with the axle

for 1957napcofan as the axle is shoved forward by the spring the drag link is going to pull the steering backwards

so why does the axle end of one drag link sit higher than the other?
Is that a lift block I see on mat1968? What does the large block under the upper ball joint do?

When the factory started using arced springs for softer ride with more travel they did something similar, steering box to drag link was a shorter radius than spring perch-axle and downwards angle to the drag link counters the spring moving the axle back and forth
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