the arm you want is from a '70s camaro or firebird ( the smokey and the bandit ones ) dead flat and 6.3 hole to hole the spline count and is the same for nearly all "automotive" steering boxes because they were all made by saginaw , the only difference is Ford ( nobody ever swaps ford steering stuff in to there truck , fords are all jacked up and weird )
the arm you want is from a '70s camaro or firebird ( the smokey and the bandit ones ) dead flat and 6.3 hole to hole the spline count and is the same for nearly all "automotive" steering boxes because they were all made by saginaw , the only difference is Ford ( nobody ever swaps ford steering stuff into there truck , fords are all jacked up and weird )
We heard you the first time :flipoff2: Personally on my YJ I'm running a FSJ pitman arm, although i had to cut off the upper track bar mount for clearance. There is some Ford pitman arm you can use too off a pickup truck but I can't remember what it is off the top of my head.
the arm you want is from a '70s camaro or firebird ( the smokey and the bandit ones ) dead flat and 6.3 hole to hole the spline count and is the same for nearly all "automotive" steering boxes because they were all made by saginaw , the only difference is Ford ( nobody ever swaps ford steering stuff into there truck , fords are all jacked up and weird )
For people that live in SoCal Lee Power Steering has a few 55gal. drums of pitman arms. It can come in handy when you are looking for something strange.
A 99-04 Jeep Grand Cherokee Wj pitman arm is what you need. 6.25" c-c It's what I run. Chevy astro van pitman arms are 6" two styles one is flat and one drops about an inch.
If you want about 1 1/2" of drop and you're running a heim on the pitman arm of the drag link or you have a reamer you can also use a scoutII pitman arm. it is 9" center to center but it looks like a chunk of bar stock so you can cut and drill it wherever you like.
I use them quite a bit building custom steering. I've found Crown to be equivalent in quality to OEM and a fair bit cheaper. My partner has also ordered them online from the Jeep specialty houses like Jeepsareus and they run about 35 bucks or so going that route for OEM.
Be warned though, I bought one from auto parts warehouse 2 years ago and I'm still getting spam from those bastards.
Quit being a candy ass and break out the hack saw and triangle file. Thread the blade of the hack saw through the hole, cut down the center of each double spline to the same depth thereabouts of the original splines. Remove blade, touch them up with the triangle file and go clock to your heart's content.
The problem is finding a left hand 1" TRE. Any GM with a D60 came with 1" TRE's but the left hand one was 4'ish foot long and $$$. Some people just use 2 rights. I think there is a Ford part number for a short left hand but they aren't all that common or easy to find.
despite possible "length" issues , a 1ton Dodge ( Moog ES2010 ) uses a 7/8"-18 thread and a standard Dana TRE taper , so yeah it's 1 ton , just not chevy 1 ton
for a "high misalignment " drag link end that's not the weird taper chevy end use Moog ES 2082/2083 ( basically the same short body 7/8 thread package as the es2010 but more misalignment angle )
has anybody pulled a properly engaged ( 1.5 X D ) 7/8 TRE thread out anyways? or is it simply a "more is better" thing?
Which they also used in 1/2 and 3/4 ton. That specific part number may have been used on a few 1-tons but the vast majority of them wern't. Why not just call it a full size dodge part...oh I forgot you have a small penis:flipoff2:
I'm sitting here with a pair of pitman arms. First one claims to be a stock Wagoneer. It has about a 3/4" drop, fits a wagoneer TRE, and is about 6.75" center to center. That agrees with what you have posted.
I also have what I've thought is a stock CJ arm. It has a smaller TRE, it is completely flat, but it has a center to center distance of 6.75" It has part #5353275 cast into it. As far as I know, its stock power steering CJ.
Is it possible CJ manual and power steering pitman arms are different? Is 8036387 the part number for the CJ arm you have pictured?
Chris asked me to take a look at this thread since he is too busy photographing hot nurses for us guys at PBB. :flipoff2:
My Waggy pitman has 1/2 inch of drop from bottom-to-bottom. It also measures 6.75 from center-to-center.
The manual CJ pitman arms that I've had are smaller (sector shaft wise) than the PS models. Been a little while since I had one in my hands recently. The TRE end of the pitman is definitely smaller on the CJ models (esp the manual steering CJs). Double check that you have enough material to drill & ream that.
I have no way to measure an Astro van pitman arm for you tho.
I have to measure the WJ pitman arm I have here. The pictures that freeak provided are a bit deceiving. A Dodge 1/2 ton also has about 2 inches of drop and the 6.75 length.
That get you going in the right direction for now ?
I would be happy to answer your question, however at the moment I am in the hospital with my wife, who is giving birth to our first child.
Can I get back to you.... Maybe Thursday? :laughing:
-Chris
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