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cherokee steering

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by birddog56, Jan 1, 2010.

  1. Jan 1, 2010
    birddog56

    birddog56 Member

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    I bought a steering box, column, and linkage from a 93 cherokee. I plan on putting in my 56 cj. I have done a search and saw everone's pics. This box has a drop pitman. Does anyone have a advice before I start?
    My jeep is a bit different, has a 3.9 dodge v-6. I had to bump back the firewall , so I made a 3 inch "box" that follows the original bump in contour.
    Can I keep the drop arm, or is there a straight arm for the cherokee?

    thanks
     
  2. Jan 1, 2010
    kaiser_willys

    kaiser_willys Well-Known Member

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    not to hijack right off the start but i would love to see pictures! :D as far as the pitman arm goes i am of no help:rofl:
     
  3. Jan 1, 2010
    nickmil

    nickmil In mothballs.

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    Whether you need the dropped pitman arm or not depends on lift/suspension/front axle you are running. More info needed here. The best bet is to mount it up and see. You can use a Pitman arm from a power steering CJ if you need one with no/less drop. A lot of the "dropped" pitman arms for sale on the internet are literally nothing more than an XJ stock pitman arm.
     
  4. Jan 1, 2010
    Daryl

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    Thats where I get all my dropped pitmans.
     
  5. Jan 2, 2010
    birddog56

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    That's interesting. It has no lift as yet, except that I mounted the body 1.5 inches above stock. I used 1.5 x 3 tubing welded on top of the frame out to the edge of the body. The cage will mount to pads welded on the tubing, through a rubber pad, through the body and to the cage.
    So, no lift as far as the steering is concerned. What about the column? anything to watch out for?
     
  6. Jan 2, 2010
    birddog56

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    K-W ,
    I will get my kids to take some pics to post.
     
  7. Jan 3, 2010
    kaiser_willys

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    thanks! i was considering the 3.9 but plans fell thru. would still like to see how the swap worked out, there may come another time a 3.9 comes avaliable:)
     
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