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Title: Steering link rod
Post by: buickfed on June 22, 2013, 06:28:24 PM

192" w/b. from the pitman arm, I have two long shafts that go to the front. the front link, about 6' long, likes to bow way out when the car is slow moving on turns. do they make bigger diameter links or should I put another eye on like the first one goes thru?

Title: Re: Steering link rod
Post by: FatOldGuy on June 23, 2013, 05:07:16 AM

What I did to fix mine was to keep the same OD rod, and just went with a thicker wall tube.

Title: Re: Steering link rod
Post by: AF150 on June 23, 2013, 12:01:07 PM

Maybe a 3 piece would be better.

Title: Re: Steering link rod
Post by: BK on June 24, 2013, 06:51:46 PM

I slid the next size tube over mine.

Title: Re: Steering link rod
Post by: buickfed on June 24, 2013, 07:50:30 PM

Quote from: FatOldGuy on June 23, 2013, 05:07:16 AM

What I did to fix mine was to keep the same OD rod, and just went with a thicker wall tube.

what did you do about the heim joints?

Title: Re: Steering link rod
Post by: FatOldGuy on June 25, 2013, 03:23:11 AM

I just cut the old tube ends off and welded them back on.reused all the old parts.