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Offline alansres

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What year did 3/4 ton cross link steering start?
« on: January 11, 2007, 08:38:00 pm »
I am building a 56 truck(4 x 4) with later model running gear.  I will be using a FI 350, a 700 R4, 341 Transfer case, and would like to use a front end with cross link (not drag link) steering.  Naturally I want a 3/4 or 1 ton front end with 8 lugs.  Can anyone help?

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Offline Blazin

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Re: What year did 3/4 ton cross link steering start?
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2007, 09:09:00 pm »
Not sure but it sounds like you are talking about the way a 1 ton steering is set up. Do you mean crossover steering, where the stearing box turns the left knuckle and the left knuckle steers the right knuckle via the tie rod?

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Offline VileZambonie

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Re: What year did 3/4 ton cross link steering start?
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2007, 06:57:00 pm »
The solid axle Ackerman desing uses a drag link that runs longitudinally front to rear. It connects the pitman arm to the steering arm on the knuckle.



The crossover steering design also uses a drag link but it runs transversely from the pitman arm to the tie rod assy.

Here is a write up...
http://coloradok5.com/crossoversteering.shtml
If I was going to bother converting I would go to Rack & Pinion ;)

Edited by: VileZambonie  at: 1/20/07 7:03 pm
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