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i will be bringing my fresh built 73 explorer,should be there fri afternoon and evening and sat morning,coming from buffalo so probally trailering it (i know but dont trust the handling yet) bringing my son hope to show him a good time,would like to meet up with other bronco owners and possibly...

one thing im not sure of is how do i know if my box is centered,i changed the pitman arm,the steering wheel has been changed and there is no index marks on anything,i think i centered it by marking the shaft and dividing the two to find center,i did that with the sector shaft and steering shaft...

just an fyi,talked to paul @ wild horses last week with a similar problem,i have a 3.5 lift,7 deg bushings and only wound up with 1.8 positive caster. my truck has the problem of being unpredictably,let of gas goes to right,on gas goes to left,and yes everything is new and tight,no posi...

Well fixed Trac bar bracket,no difference,just had front end checked,caster at 1.8 + both sides,set toe,no different,worst issue is when driving,let off Gas and truck goes off on its own to right,step on gas and truck Goes to left,and going in to curve,turn wheel and truck doesnt Seem to...

think i just found the problem,or at least one of the problems,they sent me the wrong track bar bracket,i welded the one they sent me on,66-75 but i have a76 front end and trac bar so the bolt in the bracket was moving inside the bushing insert,i guess i will drill the bracket out to 5/8 instead...

also 700 miles on it and tire wear is perfect,tits are still on tires

axle is centered,no loose track bar bracket,box or arm,i set toe to1/8-3/16 each side in,taking it to shop to get specs on caster,and rear is all tight and has factory limited slip not binding or pushing,specs are what i need to see right now to eliminate that problem,still think it might be the...

best way to describe steering on a curve is like when you turn at first truck does not react right away then overeacts,not smooth just very uneasy, yet let go of wheel at 70 and truck goes straight as long as nothing changes,wouldnt let my wife drive it,i was sweating on a 4 lane the other day

just finished my 73 build,let me give you the run down,first its a 73 w/ 76 front axle,installed 3.5 lift springs from jeffs (deaver),7 deg bushings,drop track bar bracket,drop pitman arm,all new bushings and shocks.i converted the y linkage to the 3 way adjustable from wild horses. the truck...

just installing new lift 3.5 lift in my 73 explorer,bought 33 1250 15 hercules trail digger mt,kool looking tire,cant decide between 10" or 8" wheels,have 2- 8s on one side and 2-10s on other,like the deep dish look of the wheel filling out the wheel well but they do stick out past flares,the 8s...

just purchased a nice clean mostly original paint 73,has explorer pkg,orange with white top,someone painted the grill black,should grill be white,i have seen some in silver,tire carrier is black,should that be body color and also has cutout flares in black,want opinions on painting them white...

pics please to johnp427@gmail.com

i sent you a pm for more pics and an offer, let me know what you think, i am very interested, thanks john

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