74 Chief Restore

[babywag]

Too bad you're not closer. I could use both the windows and the fender. Lol.

we could do a halfway thing? Or if you?re an early bird or night owl w/o traffic it?s half the drive time.

[bkilby]

Well maybe. Not soon though. My anniversary is tomorrow and next weekend is TDS, which I'm trying to get this Jeep prepared for. I still have to figure out how to center the gear box, center the tires to the gear box, then center the steering wheel. The steering wheel is centered right now but the rig turns more left than right. I think it's the pitman arm I'm using but not sure...

[toddthewelder]

Two people helps a lot. That triangle shaped piece that's part of the core support is the biggest hurdle. We slid the fender as far forward as possible, used a small screw driver to pry that triangle piece up and just maneuvered it a bit to get the fender to pop off. Oh, and the bumper ends had to come off to get the WT fender on. We then moved them out one hole (the only other set of holes) to accommodate the WT fenders. Installing is the reverse, with the fender in place behind the door first.

Thanks, I will give that a try next time. Can you get some clapped out fenders to hack up just to get you through TDS?

[bkilby]

I already have them mounted on the Jeep!

[asphaltrockdweller]

That thing is looking so BAD A$$!
What if ya just cut the front dogleg of the wheel well out and stretched it a bit to keep the body lines???

[bkilby]

Thanks! I'm not sure that I know what you mean by dog leg.

[babywag]

Well maybe. Not soon though. My anniversary is tomorrow and next weekend is TDS, which I'm trying to get this Jeep prepared for. I still have to figure out how to center the gear box, center the tires to the gear box, then center the steering wheel. The steering wheel is centered right now but the rig turns more left than right. I think it's the pitman arm I'm using but not sure...

The drop pitman arm(if using one?), would be the cause of that. SOP for them unfortunately.
Since it's lifted that much might want to take a peek @ the crossover steering knuckle BJ's sells.

http://www.bjsoffroad.com/Crossover-Steering-Kit-1974-1991-Widetrack_p_1286.html

Thanks! I'm not sure that I know what you mean by dog leg.

That's the little panel between the rear door & quarter panel.

[bkilby]

SOP? I will probably do the crossover steering when I get to the front axle. It's going to get pulled out, sand blasted and freshened up hub to hub. New seals, brakes, steering etc. I am running a dropped arm but it came off a Ford or something. I've had it for years....

[JPSwapMohn]

Standard Operating Procedure

[SJTD]

You need to do things in the proper order to center the wheel.

The arm should be straight back at center, right? Then adjust the drop link to center the wheels. You should now have the same number of turns center to lock in both directions. If not, find the bind.

The dropped arm can only help.

You prolly know all this but I thought I'd mention it.

[babywag]

You need to do things in the proper order to center the wheel.

The arm should be straight back at center, right? Then adjust the drop link to center the wheels. You should now have the same number of turns center to lock in both directions. If not, find the bind.

The dropped arm can only help.

You prolly know all this but I thought I'd mention it.

The dropped arms aren't "centered" like the OEM pitman arm. Thus turning left vs. right is different using one.
I know, I had one, nothing you can do about it because they are keyed.

[bkilby]

You need to do things in the proper order to center the wheel.
The arm should be straight back at center, right? Then adjust the drop link to center the wheels. You should now have the same number of turns center to lock in both directions. If not, find the bind.
The dropped arm can only help.
You prolly know all this but I thought I'd mention it.

My box is angled but the dropped pitman arm is close to "straight back" to the box. I've adjusted the drag link until the steering wheel is straight but it still turns more left than right. No binding. If I center the box, then the tires to the box, the steering wheel is pointing at 9 oclock. Or, 6 turns out.

[bkilby]

The dropped arms aren't "centered" like the OEM pitman arm. Thus turning left vs. right is different using one.
I know, I had one, nothing you can do about it because they are keyed.

Is that right? I hardly ever used dropped arms, so I wouldn't know. Lol. I mean, I know about them being keyed....

[bkilby]

Standard Operating Procedure

Makes sense now. Thanks!

[babywag]

Is that right? I hardly ever used dropped arms, so I wouldn't know. Lol. I mean, I know about them being keyed....

The one I had when compared to an OEM arm when lined up to each other it was pretty obvious they were ?clocked? differently.
IIRC i talked to BJ?s about it, they even sent me a different arm.
Both did it...IIRC they said it was normal, and that it was a Ford truck arm.
Had to just get used to it.