Change to '73 steering for header clearance?

This is a '72 Duster with a 400 block and Trick Flow heads. Headers are the TTI 2 inch stepped headers designed for low deck blocks with standard port locations. The headers clear the steering linkage but you can't take the linkage off the car with the headers installed. It is like a Chinese puzzle where everything fits together but once it is together you can't move anything. I'm just thinking that if I switch over to the '73 style steering linkage then the steering linkage (center link) will be easier to remove since it drops out the bottom. The '72 style has to go up to remove it which is impossible with the headers installed.

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