Pitman arm is hitting tortion bar! Help?
What you want for basics begins on page 336 entitled "Basic Steering Linkage Adjustment". There's a ton of graphs and charts in the section before that. Don't get lost in those. Just go to page 336, and look at the diagram on page 337 figure 7-67. THEN you'll see what I am talking about. There is also an illustration (7-68) on 337 regarding the steering box shim location and how they affect the "L1" measurement. You'll see. It is VERY simple and easy to understand. These cars were actually set up like this from the factory. That's exactly how it was done. Then, you can go on to page 338 and it shows you exactly how to position the idler arm correctly by filing the idler arm bracket holes (7-69) and using the proper shims there to adjust the "R1" measurement. It's simple. "L1" is the point where the pitman arm joins the center link and "R1" is the point where the idler arm joins the center link. These two points need to be the same distance from the floor with the wheels pointing straight ahead. You will see how to accomplish that and more. It is very simple to get it all correct.
