Holy schnikes that would be phenomenal.
You could definitely put me down for a set if you can pull it off. Even greasable shackle pins and poly bushings have their limits (one of mine squeaks no matter how often I grease and flex it).
80 series steering box into a 60 series
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You could definitely put me down for a set if you can pull it off. Even greasable shackle pins and poly bushings have their limits (one of mine squeaks no matter how often I grease and flex it).
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Sorry guys, delrin will be a awful choice for a leaf spring bushing for anything other then straight line drag racing.
Please try it and prove me wrong but you need bushing compliance
Please try it and prove me wrong but you need bushing compliance
Yes, delrin is hard but I feel it would definitely be worth a try. I’ll have to do some research into the durometer values of several materials to see what would be in between the current material and delrin. My 911 track car uses spherical rod ends, you know when you roll over a quarter if it’s heads or tails up
haha dude i didnt look at the username when i replied. In your case the 80 box will help a lot, when i did my swap over the steering was night and day difference. I think the 80 steering linkage has less play than the 60 does. My 60 had new TREs, new steering stabilizer, new shocks, new spring bushings, Adjusted steering box, and good caster. My current steering with the 80 stuff is so much better. I even ran it with no steering stabilizer for 3 weeks and it was still better than the 60 steering with all new parts
Curious why that would be the case. Is it the loads that would be put on the material in cornering and 4x4 applications? Excessive road vibration and harsh ride?
I've already got poly body mount bushings that, to quote @DrRock lets you tell if a quarter is heads or tails. Those I intend to eventually swap back out for OEM rubber to smooth the ride out a bit (to the tune of just shy of $400, so that will be prioritized behind a few other things).
Does anyone sell a complete kit for this upgrade? Where is the best place to find a 80 series gear box? Cheers!
@jimi5Stone I may have one available. It came from a parted out truck and I never installed it before selling the rig.
Fitment is straightforward. Aside from minor trimming on the heat shield it is essentially bolt on. Some people choose to have the lines lengthened at that point, but the OEM lines can be made to work. I have done it on two of my rigs with the OEM lineswithout issue.
Fitment is straightforward. Aside from minor trimming on the heat shield it is essentially bolt on. Some people choose to have the lines lengthened at that point, but the OEM lines can be made to work. I have done it on two of my rigs with the OEM lineswithout issue.
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My 60 box was puking fluid and I recently upgraded to a rebuilt 80 box. I will echo the other comments that its a very noticeable difference. With good TRE and the 80 box the 60 steering is just as tight as the 80. I can hit potholes at highway speed while sipping coffee.
Its a very easy and simple swap. You just need some good muscle to get the pitman arm removed. Much easier to do with the box on the truck. Connect the lines to the box before you tighten the bolts to the frame.
Its a very easy and simple swap. You just need some good muscle to get the pitman arm removed. Much easier to do with the box on the truck. Connect the lines to the box before you tighten the bolts to the frame.
I installed an 80 series box this fall with the help of some local cruiser heads. It bolted right up. Didn't need to trim anything on my 12/86 build
It made a notable difference on the drive home.
It made a notable difference on the drive home.
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