Johnny
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68 Bronco... manual steering... dana 30.... I pulled the Dana 30 out, track bar, trailing arms, springs and all... complete assembly
I also pulled a power steering Dana 44, track bar, trailing arms, 3 inch lift springs and all out of a 72 Bronco... to put in the 68... complete assembly
Got the 44 in the 68 today, and the axle is sitting about 2 inches to the drivers side to much.... which has the steering off..... I put the drop pitman arm on the 68 off the 72 Bronco as well..... But with the tires straight, and the steering wheel centered, the drag link is right at 2 1/2 inches off....
Now, what's got me puzzled is...
1... I know that the Dana 30, and the Dana 44 has the brackets in the exact same place.....
2... I measured the track bars from both, and they are exactly the same length...
3... The dana 30 was centered before I took it out of the 68, as was the Dana 44 in the 72....
So why the hell is there a problem now ??? Has anybody ever had this problem...
As of right now, the only thing that I see to do is to take the track bar back off... center the axle under the truck, then measure to see just how long the track bar needs to be... then cut mine and weld a ?? inch plug in it.... then maybe sleeve it for some added strength... any other Ideals ??
I also pulled a power steering Dana 44, track bar, trailing arms, 3 inch lift springs and all out of a 72 Bronco... to put in the 68... complete assembly
Got the 44 in the 68 today, and the axle is sitting about 2 inches to the drivers side to much.... which has the steering off..... I put the drop pitman arm on the 68 off the 72 Bronco as well..... But with the tires straight, and the steering wheel centered, the drag link is right at 2 1/2 inches off....
Now, what's got me puzzled is...
1... I know that the Dana 30, and the Dana 44 has the brackets in the exact same place.....
2... I measured the track bars from both, and they are exactly the same length...
3... The dana 30 was centered before I took it out of the 68, as was the Dana 44 in the 72....
So why the hell is there a problem now ??? Has anybody ever had this problem...
As of right now, the only thing that I see to do is to take the track bar back off... center the axle under the truck, then measure to see just how long the track bar needs to be... then cut mine and weld a ?? inch plug in it.... then maybe sleeve it for some added strength... any other Ideals ??