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Pitman arm

Post by Ralph F » Wed Jan 08, 2025 9:25 am

I am wondering if Ford made different length pitman arms. I am working on a speedster, and have run into a problem with the length of the pitman arm that is on car now.
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Re: Pitman arm

Post by ModelTWoods » Wed Jan 08, 2025 9:33 am

Yes they did,and they may have made some with other differences other than length or part number. For instance because of a 26-27 chassis having a lower stance than previous models, the pitman arm was slightly different.


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Re: Pitman arm

Post by John kuehn » Wed Jan 08, 2025 10:20 am

Check out this earlier post for the differences. https://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/4 ... 1402824133

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Re: Pitman arm

Post by TRDxB2 » Wed Jan 08, 2025 10:24 am

Different front end pieces
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Re: Pitman arm

Post by Original Smith » Wed Jan 08, 2025 11:13 am

I always mike the ball. Some of them are quite worn.

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Re: Pitman arm

Post by DanTreace » Wed Jan 08, 2025 5:47 pm

Original Smith wrote:
Wed Jan 08, 2025 11:13 am
I always mike the ball. Some of them are quite worn.
No need to mike this T-3547 Steering Gear Ball Arm :?


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