Trying to cross-ref some old-school steering parts
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Trying to cross-ref some old-school steering parts
I'm trying to find out what parts were used to cobble together my steering, and looking to see if y'all can help. The stock RX-2 tie rod ends, idler and pitman arm all use smaller tapered shanks at their joints than FB RX-7. I've got a reamed center link and steering knuckles, so that they accept RX-7 hardware instead. The problem, however, is with the pitman. The pitman that's on my car has a large shank, ala RX-7, but the splines on the end are smaller than a 7's steering box. The splines are the same size as what's on my existing (and new) steering box.
Did Mazda step up the size of its tapers before the RX-7, but stuck with the smaller splines? I'm trying to figure out where my pitman came from and how to best replace it.
Did Mazda step up the size of its tapers before the RX-7, but stuck with the smaller splines? I'm trying to figure out where my pitman came from and how to best replace it.
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