1947 Ford Panel Steering

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I have been tearing into the ‘47 panel, and one of the things I noticed was the steering to the right seemed short (just a turn or so and it would stop). I noticed yesterday the pitman arm was hitting the leaf spring. I knew this wasn’t right, and after Watching some different videos tonight, it dawned on me that many of the F1 pitman arms are thru the frame. Was that the case on the 1947 Trucks as well?

I am aware the big U-bolt isn’t normal, but without looking close, I thought
It was a helper for weakened frame mounting holes.