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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 09:15 PM
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are you talking about a hole new gear box?
 
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 09:30 PM
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Yep. I went with the PSC Gear. Think it was $350 once you returned your core, if I remember right. Night and day difference in how the truck handles.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 08:17 PM
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im not worried about the slight slack in the wheel mine has its just the death wobble and the hard pulling to the right im trying to get rid off

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i got another quick question what causes these ball joints on these track bars to ware out so quickly
 

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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 09:39 PM
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i got another quick question what causes these ball joints on these track bars to ware out so quickly

if you figure that out, you'd be a millionaire.

uncle bubba is right. the gear box will tighten your steering right up. but first thing first. get the trac bar on and be able to keep the truck on the road safely. as for the heim joint. It isnt a must to replace. I had some extra money and wanted a cheaper alternative for replacement and wanted to be a guinea pig. It worked out well for me so well that many followed.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 11:26 PM
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ill end up geeting that end as soon as get get back from vacation, the track bar is supposed to be in the 5th, and im leaving the 7th for canada so ill see how it works as for aligning it is it a pain in the *** or is it pritty siple to do, ive tone tie rod ends and adjustment steaves before if that helps
 
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 11:32 PM
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It's a pain to figure out how to align it until you figure it out and then it all falls into place. In other words the first time may take a few minutes.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 11:34 PM
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will it be easyer to put on and drive it a mile adjust it, drive another mile adjust it untill it drives straight
 
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 11:38 PM
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The real way is to install it and measure against the frame on both sides to find the center point. When I first installed it so many years ago I just made it match up with the stock track bar holes by holding it next to it before I installed it and it worked perfectly.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 11:40 PM
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oh thats a good idea ill have to try that and adjust it from there, cant be that complicated, im interested to see how this conversion bracket bolts up
 
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 11:50 PM
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If you have a welder handy slap a few tack welds on that bracket. Doesn't take much, just enough to keep it from vibrating. Been some guys in the past complain cause the bracket would'nt stay tight. I ran mine for quit a while before I welded it and had no issues with it but got paranoid after reading about it so slapped a few quick ones on there.
 
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