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Old 09-27-2007, 11:35 PM   #6
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Re: Steering Boxes

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Originally Posted by 1975stepside View Post
I know 4x4's have different steering boxes than 2 wheel drive. But I don't recall if that was for manual steering or power steering.
Dunno about different steering boxes, but the pitman arm is different - pointing straight back on 2wd models, and towards the passenger side on the 4x4 trucks - that's why switching a 4x4 over to crossover steering linkage involves installing a 2wd steering box or at least a 2wd pitman arm.
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