Power steering frame damage fix

[Captainfab]

The only time you need to do anything with the idler arm, is if you upgrade to the '71-'87 idler arm and entire steering linkage, which is what I always recommend. If you still have the original idler arm, you do not need to do anything. The difference in the left and right turning radius caused by the addition of the steering box adapter plate, can be corrected with a proper alignment.

Originally Posted by scum1

well, the reason I thought I might need to adjust the idler arm is because the powersteering box will be in a slightly different position with this adapter plate which changes the pitman arm position, which changes the draglink position, etc..

maybe it wont move it as much as I think it will. I just need to make sure when everything is installed that the drag link bar is still running parallel with the crossmember..

I don't think I mentioned earlier in the thread that the front end on this truck is out of a 70-71 c10..when I replaced ball joints, tierods etc earlier in my build all the parts were for a 71 c10. The idler arm looks like a stock arm (63-66) and I thought I remember seeing posts about having todrill new holes and reposition the idler arm when switching x members and steering components..maybe im mistaken

and also to note to people viewing/helping out, im not going from manual to power steering, I am correcting an existing power steering swap.