I guess my steering box is bad

[dmjlambert]

The threads where this problem is encountered have pictures showing it put together backwards, but then they don't have a follow up picture later showing the same truck put together corrected. That would be nice to see.

[Oregon 1967 GMC]

Working on it. I got it off right now but I'm hungry and I'll probably watch TV the rest of the night. I'll get out there first thing in the morning and put it together. I pretty familiar with every piece which is a far cry when I started the drum/disc conversion last November. I'll be sure to post some pics.

[Oregon 1967 GMC]

Ok, got it flipped around and took it for a test drive and it's a lot better. Can't wait to get the alignment done now. Hopefully this is correct.

[Oregon 1967 GMC]

You have to remember the wing tips of the centerlink point towards the front of vehicle and the centerlink comes very close to the crossmember. I had to take off my grease fittings to get the rod end in the center link. Can't say how valuable this board is.

[Boog]

That's looking good now bud.
And now you should install a front anti roll bar. It makes a huge difference in how well it corners. You'll like it.

[Oregon 1967 GMC]

Originally Posted by Boog

That's looking good now bud.
And now you should install a front anti roll bar. It makes a huge difference in how well it corners. You'll like it.

Appreciate that Boog, the man who pointed me in the right direction.

Hey if you're still around I'm ready to slap on the anti-roll bar. It says to put it on at ride height. Does that mean I can't jackstand it up on the frame?

[CG]

When it comes to this kind of stuff I'm the idiot haha. That's why when I had the chassis on my panel rebuilt I had Mark Livrat do it up nice.

Kind of a bummer the shop didn't notice. You would have put a new box on and still have problems. Another reason this site is the best ... so much knowledge.

[Oregon 1967 GMC]

Originally Posted by CG

Another reason this site is the best ... so much knowledge.

Amen brother!

[toolboxchev]

Originally Posted by CG

When it comes to this kind of stuff I'm the idiot haha. That's why when I had the chassis on my panel rebuilt I had Mark Livrat do it up nice.

Kind of a bummer the shop didn't notice. You would have put a new box on and still have problems. Another reason this site is the best ... so much knowledge.

AMEN!

[jjzepplin]

We need to ease up a bit on these fellas at the alignment shop and ourselves. A bunch of us have put these on backwards and so what. I used to do alignments and I may not have spotted it either. I just went outside and checked my own. It is ok but I would not have been surprised as I was not the one who installed the piece. I bought it that way. We all think outside of the box and younger folks need the time to figure out how to do that. I am not even sure I know what the box is anymore.

[davepl]

I wouldn't call out an alignment shop for missing this.

However, when I got my 69 Impala aligned the camber is supposed to be set with a large cam bolt on the lower control arm. They apparently didn't know that and couldn't get it into spec with shims, of which there are not supposed to be any of. That annoyed me. Made them take out the shims, showed them where the cam bolt was, they redid it.

Do modern chassis never use a cam adjuster maybe? I don't know what modern car alignment is like.

It's a little late now, but given the dangerous symptoms it causes and the ease with which this bar can be put on backwards, it should have been keyed or marked I think!