ford pitman arm
 

Ivve searched thrue here and pirates, and can't find what year and model fords have the correct pitman arm for crossover steering on my k10. I need to know what to look for at the pick yard. Thanks.
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78 and 79 1/2t, maybe earlier not sure. But these aren't a true bolt on for crossover. The taper doesn't match the GM DLE. Check out Parts Mike or Sky, any of those will have the right arm.

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Yeah, I know they're available everywhere. But I don't want to spend $80 when I can spend $20.
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So why couldnt you just use the ford TRE on one end of the draglink, and a chevy one on the other? I read somewhere that somebody had used one from a ford van. I'm thinking there has to be a bigger range of vehicles with pitman arms that work.

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78-79 Ford F-150 76-79 Bronco and 74-90 fullsize Jeep cherokee and Wagoneer.
And heres an article where a guy used one from a Jeep YJ
http://coloradok5.com/crossoversteering.shtml

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I used the Ford pitman arm and bought the reamer to enlarge the taper. That way I could run the 1 ton TRE. I also had to heat and bend the arm a little to keep it from rubbing the frame. I had several people saying "Dont heat the pitman arm." Whell...that was about 3 years ago, and its still on there and still working perfectly.