Re: [Amc-list] Steering box changes, early 60s to later

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Did/does someone not make shims? I'd swear I'd seen them somewhere.
I had a buddy who made his for a Ford F-250 gear swap. He used thin steel stock wrapped around the stud and cranked it down tight. It never wore out in the several years I knew of it being setup that way.

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Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> On Tue, 3 Apr 2007, Tom Jennings wrote:
> 
> > I feel certain that there is a way to accomplish this. I had
> > most of a '79 Spirit front suspension under my 63 Rambler,
> > to get the small-tapers.
> 
> I forgot to say:
> 
> While this works, it throws off the turning radius geometry
> somewhat. I ran it for years; it doesn't hurt tire wear at all,
> it's not that severe.
> 
> If you don't space out the idler and box then the linkage can
> probably go over-center in lock-to-lock turn. This would be
> Not Good.
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