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I redrilled the knuckles to7/8" holes for ruff stuff inserts and converted to one ton steering . I installed a new spindle and 5/8 degree camber shim on passenger side. Now it's more twitchy than before.
...Now it's more twitchy than before.
...Personally I would add a mild dropped pitman arm (even though you're already TRO) rather than the full drop, then add a drop to the upper trackbar bracket until the two bars are parallel...
I wish stock pitman arms weren't so hard to get around here. You can always order one but there are none on the shelf.
Paul I have a 77 EB arm looks to have about 1 1/8" more drop than the EB arm I have on it now. I also have a 79 Bronco arm it is about 3/4" more drop than the arm that's on it now but like you say it is angled the opposite direction of the EB arms
It has a 4x4x2 box and I read somewhere that you don't need a drop arm with the 4x4x2 box especially if you have TRO. Although looking at my other Broncos it looks about the same below the frame to me
Deep Woods, Paul is correct, it is time to Fab. When you get that high, you need to tweak with what you can buy off the shelf, but sometimes you have to make it too. Look at my pictures, you can see where I am heading.
Paul, you have been at it too much, probably up too late, and taking care of others as usual. I think you are referring to my thread on TRO.
I fabbed a modification to my TRO set up with the Pittman arm, because it was getting really thin due to drilling it out for the Ruff Stuff inserts. I am still working on getting more clearances, but it makes me think that maybe I want the shortest Pittman Arm that Ford made for the stock F 100 box. Sorry if I am hijacking, but I think the fab part and the TRO is relevant.%)
I am now looking at getting the steering box ported and then the RAM mock up comes next. But 1st I need Pittman Arm clearance, and I bought materials (Ruff Stuff) to make a custom track bar to get it out of the way of the Tie Rod and not hit the Dana 44 cover when compressed.;D
I used the Ruff Stuff to fabricate the TRO, i.e., the high steer arms, the TR, the DL, and next will be the TB. I had to go to the High Steer arms because of the TR hitting the Dana 44 cover. Now I am so high with the TR, it is at the level of the Pittman Arm when suspension is compressed, and level with the TB. Both the TB and DL are equal in length, so, they may arc thru their travel very nicely.
Paul, what is your learned opinion on how much clearance we need between the Pittman Arm to DL, to TR, to TB. How much is enough, and how much is not enough? I'm close to my drop bracket with the TR.
Anyone out there know of a shorter Pittman Arm for my box? Mine is 8", I'd like one 7" - 6.5". I'll re fab the strengthening part, I hate drilling the damn hole in that metal, it is F&^%*&g hard.