The Sanchez

the steering box is on the outside of the frame, and the springs are just outside of the frame as well. i got a little more done today. making brackets is a very slow job. i will need a cv driveshaft i believe, since mine is just a regular slipe yoke one with tiny 1310 joints. i think i can make a 78-79 bronco driveshaft work.

i thought about making the front hangers lower but clearance and approach angle would suffer. i don't know what to do yet. i may just go full hydro if i can't make the pitman arm and leaf springs be friends

could you not have rotated the box a little to get the pitman arm as close to the frame as you could?

i guess i could. that would mean making a new steering shaft and moving the box might be a pain i dont know. are pitman arms forged? maybe i could heat it up and bend it

Do you have any clearance on the inside of the frame to where you could use a different steering box? Maybe move the box back a couple inches and shorten the steering shaft or notch the frame 1/4" to 1/2" and recess it?

heres the progress of today. all of the weight is on the springs now. i don't know what to think of it yet.

Man, your rig and Sharpe's have come along well. Beefy. Pretty cool. The front looks a little lower than it could be. Now you both should get 44s. :) You might have to trim a little in the front.

I would rebuild the front bracket and drop it down about an inch maybe more. it will help with pinion angle and clear the pitman arm

yea, i think thats my next project. i dont think a inch lower would cost too much approach angle

here is a pic from my build way back when. But I guess your issue is coming from have the steering box on the outside of the frame.

HF grinders suck. You think they are alright until you use a real a grinder. Then you realize how bad they vibrate and kill your hands.

I love my Milwaukee grinder

The Dewalt 10 amp 4 1/2 in is a damn good grinder. best ive ever used.

im not going to comment on how good my dewalt is. dont wanna jin it. i wanna be able to say ive done two builds with it. as much as i use a grinder... thats a testament.

my HF drill burst into flames one day while notching tube.

i have 4 hf grinders one flap one grinder one cutter and they all have lasted over a year with a lot of use. now if i could afford 3 dewalts then hell yea but for the price of one of the hf ones you really can't beat them. once you get one that works for that matter. i plug mine in before i leave the store, went thru 3 right there in the front before i left with my second one

the thing i hate about the hf grinders is the switch. i much prefer a paddle switch that kills the grinder if you let go. get your shirt in a hf and you arent going to find the switch and turn it off in time. you at least have a chance with a paddle switch.