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Steering Gear

C body larger diameter?

first of all, i'm gonna guess that steering boxes will interchange from a/b/e to c's. if that's true, is the diameter of the splined shaft to slide into the pitman arm the same among all the bodies?
and is the pitman arm different tween p/s and m/s?

basically, i wanna know if a non c body 24:1 manual box will bolt into my fury with the pitman arm it has on it, or if it needs the pitman arm in the car, or if it needs a 3rd arm

looking in the white books, it looks like c body's need a diff pitman arm to use a man box than the power one, but b's don't.
but the question of the pitman arm attachment diameter still stands, so i know whether a b body box will work with a c body pitman arm
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tlt
Moparts Member
Posts: 1094
From: Mount Vernon IA
Registered: Aug 2000
posted 04-03-2002 04:58 PM

C-body and some vans are bigger.
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wayne_township
Moparts Member
Posts: 2927
From: Rural Eastern, IA USA Baby!
Registered: Dec 1999
posted 04-03-2002 05:00 PM

that's not really what i want to hear Travis :P
i need to find a man box that'll work on the fury
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tlt
Moparts Member
Posts: 1094
From: Mount Vernon IA
Registered: Aug 2000
posted 04-03-2002 05:05 PM

I figured that wasn't the answer you were looking for Wish I could help you, I don't think I have any more manual boxes around anymore, plus I'm pretty sure all mine were from A or B bodies anyway.
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modelmakerinc
Moparts Member
Posts: 102
From: W.P.B. Florida
Registered: Mar 2002
posted 04-03-2002 11:07 PM

a manual box out of a 81 to 88 dodge van is a direct replacement But you have to use the power units pitman arm
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