2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission '01 T-style steering conversion

[LSchulz]

Hi all,

I finally got around to converting my truck to the t-style steering setup yesterday. I got the death wobble and ordered the parts about a month ago, but only just got home this past weekend to use the shop at my parents' house (nothing beats an air wrench and a concrete floor).



I used all Moog parts (cheapest place to get them was Amazon), and everything bolted up no problem. For those who are interested, here are the part numbers for a late '01 (with the tapered hole on the pitman arm).



ES3498S - Tie Rod Sleeve - $37. 36

ES3527 - Upper (Pitman) Drag Link End - $36. 90

ES2012S - Drag Link Sleeve - $24. 29

ES3496 - Left Tie Rod End - $44. 19

DS1456 - Right Tie Rod End- $137. 72

DS1459 - Lower (Tie Rod) Drag Link End - $50. 41



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Always good to have a little help.



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All done. I still need to come up with a steering stabilizer clamp, but I drove about 150 miles today, and it felt way better than it did before, even after doing a bootleg alignment with string wrapped around all the tires.

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

How's the truck feeling now that it's been a few days since your upgrade?

 

[monkeyman]

I converted to Heim ends cross over steering years ago, I can whip lanes back and forth at 70 mph with no slop.
Rick

 

[LSchulz]

How's the truck feeling now that it's been a few days since your upgrade?

Definitely better than it was before. It wanders a little bit (that's because I haven't done a real alignment on it yet) but overall the steering is tighter and more responsive. I've got about 800 miles on the new setup now, and there's definitely no going back.