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drfromnc · 11-15-2021, 08:59 AM

My 34 pickup has the original steering box, pitman arm, drag link, axle, spring and perch bolts but also has hydraulic brake setup that includes the 37-41 spindles, backing plates and drums, hoop style steering arm, and later style tie rod. I spoke with Joe at Joe’s Speed shop and plan to send him my axle and spindles for him to drop the axle 4” and also install new kingpin set as well as dropping the steering arms on the spindles to clear my original unsplit wishbones. I plan to buy a posies super slider reverse eye spring to match up with the lowered axle too.
More recently I spoke with Richard Lacy about getting some of his pre-bent brake lines. During my discussion with him on what I was planning to do he said I would not be happy with using the later spindles with the hoop style steering arm and that I should find some original 32-34 spindles to drop so that the factory steering arm angle (I think he said) would be correct? Richard is to send me more information on this but I know, and he said, he was very busy and not sure when he could email me the information. With all due respect to him, could someone else explain to me what problem I might have with using my 34 dropped axle and later round spindles with hoop style steering arms? Also curious what drag link arm I could use instead of the original one for my setup? Thanks in advance.

11-15-2021, 08:59 AM	#1
drfromnc Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Smithfield, NC Posts: 344	34 pickup steering arm question My 34 pickup has the original steering box, pitman arm, drag link, axle, spring and perch bolts but also has hydraulic brake setup that includes the 37-41 spindles, backing plates and drums, hoop style steering arm, and later style tie rod. I spoke with Joe at Joe’s Speed shop and plan to send him my axle and spindles for him to drop the axle 4” and also install new kingpin set as well as dropping the steering arms on the spindles to clear my original unsplit wishbones. I plan to buy a posies super slider reverse eye spring to match up with the lowered axle too. More recently I spoke with Richard Lacy about getting some of his pre-bent brake lines. During my discussion with him on what I was planning to do he said I would not be happy with using the later spindles with the hoop style steering arm and that I should find some original 32-34 spindles to drop so that the factory steering arm angle (I think he said) would be correct? Richard is to send me more information on this but I know, and he said, he was very busy and not sure when he could email me the information. With all due respect to him, could someone else explain to me what problem I might have with using my 34 dropped axle and later round spindles with hoop style steering arms? Also curious what drag link arm I could use instead of the original one for my setup? Thanks in advance.