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Old 08-06-2010, 10:36 AM   #1
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Question about power steering conversion

Okay, so I read the pages upon pages about doing a power steering conversion. Most all of them deal with using an adapter bracket (Rez, CaptianFab, CPP, etc.) but none really answered the question I have.

The problem I am seeing with most all of these adapter is that it spaces the PS box off the frame and hence puts the pitman arm in the wrong location (i.e. not parallel with the idler arm and off centering the center link). This causes many to have the issue where they can turn sharper one way than the other and some bump steer issues.

The question is, is there any reason the frame cannot be modified so it is more like the '68-72 frames with the dimple inset to allow the PS box clearance? I would really like to keep the geometry the factory built in, like the later truck frames.

My plan would be to slightly "c notch" the frame vertically and then adding some plates on the inside of the frame to add a little more strength where the box mounts.

Any input?
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