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Old 06-17-2011, 12:52 PM   #8
Richard (EV8G)
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Default Re: tie rod hitting the front radius rods

Just as a comment, considering that alot of changes have already been made to your car, and some of those changes were apparently not correctly done, with typical results... Like the components are not compatible...

On 32-34's, even with dropped axles, we always use the original spindles, which have longer tie rod arms than do the 35+ which right away keeps the tierod more rearward and out of the way of the front crossmember and forward parts of the wishbones AND keeps the tie rod ABOVE the wishbones as 32-34's originally were. This also retains the original arm for the draglink, whereas the aftermarket "hair pin" and other types of adaptors are incorrectly made and screw things up further.

We rework the original spindle arms so they clear the axle on full turns, while
retaining the original toe-out on turns (Aka Ackerman) AND clearing the tops of wishbones by about 1/4", which keeps the tie rod away from the oil pan. It is NOT necessary to perform ANY surgery on the wishbones and everything clears and works properly. Being from Southern California, we might be just a little "strange" but we like to work with what Ford put on the car originally whenever possible, as we have learned (the hard way) that mixing later stuff sometimes creates new problems such as those that you are experiencing... and worse. Retaining all of the original front end and steering geometry does wonders for driveability!!!
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