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[Megadoomer]

So I have put together some cash for a scout 2 ps swap. I wanted to have custom links made with DOM tubing and heim joints. What size tubes and joints do y'all recamend for trail and light crawling? The other question is can you swap the hub control arm sides? I noticed that they swing outward really close to my rims. They look like they are semi ambidextrous and I figure if I'm making a new link I can make it shorter. Thanx in advance.

 

[PabloCruise]

Are you talking about the steering arms?
Sounds like you would change up some geometry by swapping.
Have you looked at Luke's (4x4 Labs) high-steer kits?

 

[Megadoomer]

I have looked but I am sua in the front ATM. If I do any change I will go radius arm. I'm just looking for as little invasion as possible. I may just take em off and see if they bolt back on. I just think the PO put too wide of rims with not enough back space. 15x10 and 3.75. I like the look but if I could find a cheep set of 8 inch wide. This is a pick of the control arm.

 

[PabloCruise]

If that works, regardless of changes to geometry, you will have to cut down and then re-tap both the relay rod and tie rod, yes?

 

[Megadoomer]

Ya, I want to make new ones with Dom and Heims. I have to make a new drag link to meet the new scout box anyway, and for not much more cost I'd like to upgrade the tie rod too.

 

[Megadoomer]

So I got my astrovan steering box today. $80 bucks. I can't find a Saginaw pump to save my life. Anyone in the trough have a 70s style with a bracket they want to part with?

 

[scrapdaddy]

I didn't know an astro van box would work. Is there any advantages useing it over a 60 or the scout box?

Does it mount the same, to the frame?

Thanks, Ron

 

[Megadoomer]

Don't know about advantages other than cheaper and easier to find. It mounts on the inside and apparently you can grind the oe shock tower a little bit instead of replacing. Inter pigger mentioned it, can't remember who.

 

[Megadoomer]

https://forum.ih8mud.com/fj55-iron-...ety/569242-power-steering-what-do-i-need.html

 

[scrapdaddy]

Now I remember, that is a good thread on gear boxes. You'll have to take a trip to the pick n' pull, should find a pump there.

Good job putting it all together. I got a 60 box with my wagon parts, so that's what I went with.

 

[Megadoomer]

Was just there today and there just wasn't any older chevys. Maybe only 5 70s v8s and they were picked clean.

 

[nuclearlemon]

keep in mind, heim joints are very rarely daily driver friendly.

 

[PabloCruise]

Saginaw PS pump off a Volvo will have metric fittings...

 

[Megadoomer]

Got my pump so I'm set there. Thinking about those heims now, lemon. All my friends tell me its the best but after reading that they don't slowly get loose, they like to fail completely. So I'm going 1 ton tre most likely.

 

[scrapdaddy]

What did the pump come off of?

 

[Megadoomer]

Found a 71 Chevy truck at the dismantler. It was perfect, an sbc with no A/C. It will fit my 70s sbc well.

 

[nuclearlemon]

All my friends tell me its the best but after reading that they don't slowly get loose, they like to fail completely. So I'm going 1 ton tre most likely.

i found a lot of the same horror stories, so i went back to my old fave and got a ricebuilt rod with fzj80 ends.

 

[Megadoomer]

After some mock setup I have hit a setback. With the astro box mounting on the inside frame, it and the pump seem to want to occupy the same place at the same time. This is the second problem I have encountered because of how far forward the PO set the motor. The one thing I could do is move all my accessories around and make room but that seems like a ball ache. So I think I'm going back to the scout box, which pepboys apparently sells them for $119. Anyone need an astro box?

 

[Megadoomer]

Pepboys was a bust. I don't know what they thought that steering box was supposed to fit but was not a scout box. Then after talking to three other parts stores I got a prevailing theme. "There are no reman scout boxes in the US."

I'm left with getting a used 60 box from cruiserparts.net for $175 or go back to lifting my ps pump up and putting my alt on the other side to fit the astro. The 60 box is priced well I just feel like I'm going to take a bath on the astro box.

 

[Megadoomer]

I started the easy part, dismantling.


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