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burnin oil · 10-08-2021, 09:17 PM

Ok. Thanks guy. I have a line on an 88 k20 8 lug axle. I was at the local junkyard yesterday and found a 58 or 59 GMC 370, non COE, that I plan to grab the trans and steering box out of. It's at the very back of a country junkyard and way to wet to get back there to winch it out currently. Manual steering isn't that bad. The truck is a 1 ton and I can turn it lock to lock sitting still while sitting on 265/75r16 tires. I know it will be worse with bigger tires but the will not get much larger since she is a dually. The truck will stay on leaf springs.

10-08-2021, 09:17 PM	#7
burnin oil Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Eastern TN Posts: 1,919	Re: 4x4 conversion with manual steering Ok. Thanks guy. I have a line on an 88 k20 8 lug axle. I was at the local junkyard yesterday and found a 58 or 59 GMC 370, non COE, that I plan to grab the trans and steering box out of. It's at the very back of a country junkyard and way to wet to get back there to winch it out currently. Manual steering isn't that bad. The truck is a 1 ton and I can turn it lock to lock sitting still while sitting on 265/75r16 tires. I know it will be worse with bigger tires but the will not get much larger since she is a dually. The truck will stay on leaf springs.