Tie Rod End hits Torsion Bar

[tan top]

yep , been racking my brains as to whats happening ..shim thought shim on steering box , like was mentioned !!   now its come to light it has left the road into a ditch ..... sounds like frame damage or Kframe at least .....  have you got any good pictures of the front end frame rails k fram etc  so we can see both sides ??   ...might be mistaken but don't your year B.body have insulator between k Frame & frame rail 

[Atomic440]

I'm apprehensive about shimming the box as well, which is why I haven't done it yet.  I understand the parts may be taller, but other guys on here have used same part numbers and haven't had this problem.  Gotta admit, leaning toward the frame issue now.  Is this the Chassis book you mentioned?
http://chucker54.stores.yahoo.net/mopchas8thed.html

My luck would be that the K-member is messed up, and I just reinstalled it after weld reinforcing it!  Visually looked okay, but I never checked for any type of level or trueness.  Everything bolted up fine so figured I was good to go.  The K-member's reinstalled now.

Don't have the best pics, but here's a few.  2 of the frame rails inside the wheel wells on both sides, the driver's side K-member before removal (no insulators), and a front view from before the rebuild.  Looking closely at that one it seems the center link is angled upwards on the drivers side...

Anybody know a good shop in San Antonio for this kinda stuff?

[b5blue]

That is a newer issue of my book, get it!  Yes I see the angle your talking about. If you can wait and read the book you can make informed decisions, why did you oversize the tie rods to start with? (just wondering)   

[Atomic440]

Just ordered, seemed like a good deal, and I'm sure will be useful.  Will wait to review the book before doing anything substantial.

Saw the tie rod end upgrade on here first, but also picked up a copy of Tom Condran's book "Performance Handling for Classic Mopars".  In it he suggests buying the 11/16" tie rod adjusters from a '74-78 C-Body car, and the C-body tie rod ends to match.  The shanks are 11/16", but the tapers fit perfectly into the steering linkage of the A/B bodies.  The sleeves are exactly the right length, and he claims they carry 50% more stiffness than the original 9/16" ones.  Essentially the same price either way, so went with the larger ones.  Aside from my interference problem, they do fit right in.

[b5blue]

If you right to front suspension just read up on the different aspects of what does what and why, after thinking things over I decided to just stick with "stock" parts for durability I can't see needing to "up-size" or change to tube type parts anywhere unless racing on a dirt circle track. The only upgrade cop and taxi got was a sleeve on the UCA bushing. (I'm not knocking what anyone else is doing...my car is a daily driver) Good Luck!!

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Any update???

[b5blue]