[slickrock]

Originally Posted by El Cazador

I'm about ready to weld & bolt things down but have a couple questions about this mod.

First, does it matter if the relay rod (I can't figure out the difference between that term and drag link), or whatever connects the pitman arm to the tie rod, is not on the same lateral plane as the tie rod? Like slickrock's pics, the positioning of the steering box on the frame of my truck, using the FJ60 pitman arm, is going to position that (driver's) side of the relay rod a few inches higher than the plane of the tie rod. Any problem with that?

Second, I was totally lost with the explanation of using a combination of FJ40 & FJ60 parts to make that link between the pitman arm & the tie rod.
That's enough confusion for one post I think.

OK. in order from tie rod to steering wheel

1) fj80 tie rod.
2) fj40 drag link end welded into the tie rod. (this is the part that attached to the stock 40 pitman)
3) fj60 pitman
4) fj 60 steering box
5) fj60 collapsible steering column cut sleeved and welded to 3/4" round stock with a u-joint at the end
6) stock steering column cut in front of fire wall with other end of the 3/4" round stock Ujoint attached.
7) Hydraulic block supporting the existing stock steering column.

Make sense?