I have run into a problem with my steering linkage hitting my headers. 69 Dart / TTI headers.( auto ) it has standard steering with 1974 disc brake set up on it. ( should not change anything. ) it’s on Schumacher mounts that I have shimmed up to raise it up to try to fix the issue so far it’s made me better but not usable. Anybody have thoughts?
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Could try another Idler arm, I've seen more than a couple profiles for our cars.
Maybe a BAC Roller Idler could lower it. I'd call and ask Peter if they could make you one with 3/4-1" drop.
Not the same location that I needed to clear, but I was able to use a combination of floor jack on the collector to bend everything upwards a little. The I used a mini hydraulic ram against the frame rail and a small steel block to bend away from my steering box. Went from touching to ~1/2 an inch.
Moved it at least twice that far away but half of it was flexing and came back...
Still better than hammering on it, if you can find the right angles to apply the needed force.
If you've tried everything else already. If it were me, I might try a couple floor jack to ben it upward.
May or may not want/need to put a block between the collector and the car's floor to keep from raising the collector too high.
Like I mentioned, it's hard to tell how much room you have to work with. Any clearance you gain in one place can mean losing some somewhere else.
This is what did it for me. Got this set when it was on sale.
The little mini ram worked great for me but there are several other tools there, and one of them may work better in your space.
Good luck. Let us know.
