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BBrendal · 07-27-2011, 02:26 AM

Ok its been about 20 years when I last did this. I want to replace the drag link on my stock 72 Blazer 4x4 because it has some play. I like Moog product but cant find them at any of my part stores. The only place I could find any drag link is Napa and its 2 brands I never heard of. I dont know if the brand LMC offers is any good. The one on my blazer is a one piece link with No adjusting sleeve??? Never seen that before. Does anyone know where is a good place to buy this from or any place I can get a Moog parts for this truck? Also which piece goes to the steering box and which to the d/s knuckle? I believe the lengths of the ends are different. I cant tell on mine because its that one pice drag link I have never seen before.

AlaskaMatt · 07-27-2011, 02:06 PM

I forget which one goes where, but the Napa premium ones I just bought and installed were good quality and stamped USA. the parts store can tell you which one goes where. one is 6 inches and change and the other 8 and change.

If someone doesn't beat me to it and answer which one goes where, I'll go look at mine and get back to you.

**truckster** · 07-27-2011, 07:00 PM

On mine the shorter one is to the front and the longer one is to the rear.

old man jimmy · 07-31-2011, 04:08 AM

The one piece was how they originally came. Don't think you can get them anymore though.

BBrendal · 07-31-2011, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by old man jimmy

The one piece was how they originally came. Don't think you can get them anymore though.

Yeah thats what I thought. I was not sure how to center the steering wheel but I figured it out. Take the pitman arm loose at the steering box.

**truckster** · 07-31-2011, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BBrendal

Yeah thats what I thought. I was not sure how to center the steering wheel but I figured it out. Take the pitman arm loose at the steering box.

You can center the wheel by turning the adjusting sleeve on the drag link. It's probably easier than removing the pitman arm.

AlaskaMatt · 08-02-2011, 07:24 PM

Not to ruin anyone's fun, but you should probably put it up on jacks and check your turns to stop each direction and make sure you are actually centered in the box when the wheels are straight (drag link adjustment). Then do the steering wheel pull and line up.

old man jimmy · 08-03-2011, 12:51 AM

He don't have an adjustable drag link.

AlaskaMatt · 08-03-2011, 01:34 AM

Ahh I did read that, but was remembering that he was going to buy the newer type at the beggining of this thread.

Still he should try to center the box to the tires, could be done the same way but drop the pitman arm from the box to make the adjustment instead of the draglink.

Where's that dead horse icon anyway.....

07-27-2011, 02:26 AM	#1
BBrendal Recalculating..... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: New Lenox Il Posts: 686	Drag link question Ok its been about 20 years when I last did this. I want to replace the drag link on my stock 72 Blazer 4x4 because it has some play. I like Moog product but cant find them at any of my part stores. The only place I could find any drag link is Napa and its 2 brands I never heard of. I dont know if the brand LMC offers is any good. The one on my blazer is a one piece link with No adjusting sleeve??? Never seen that before. Does anyone know where is a good place to buy this from or any place I can get a Moog parts for this truck? Also which piece goes to the steering box and which to the d/s knuckle? I believe the lengths of the ends are different. I cant tell on mine because its that one pice drag link I have never seen before. __________________ Brian - (BBrendal) 1969 Chevy Camaro Z28 1972 Chevy Blazer CST 2004 GMC Yukon (The truck that pulls the car trailer) 1972 Chevy Blazer CST #2 (Finished and sold!) Blazer build link... http://s1213.photobucket.com/albums/...rendal/Blazer/

07-27-2011, 02:06 PM	#2
AlaskaMatt Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: AK Posts: 198	Re: Drag link question I forget which one goes where, but the Napa premium ones I just bought and installed were good quality and stamped USA. the parts store can tell you which one goes where. one is 6 inches and change and the other 8 and change. If someone doesn't beat me to it and answer which one goes where, I'll go look at mine and get back to you. __________________ Thanks, Matt My Website

07-27-2011, 07:00 PM	#3
truckster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 7,977	Re: Drag link question On mine the shorter one is to the front and the longer one is to the rear.

07-31-2011, 04:08 AM	#4
old man jimmy Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: texas Posts: 329	Re: Drag link question The one piece was how they originally came. Don't think you can get them anymore though.

08-02-2011, 07:24 PM	#7
AlaskaMatt Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: AK Posts: 198	Re: Drag link question Not to ruin anyone's fun, but you should probably put it up on jacks and check your turns to stop each direction and make sure you are actually centered in the box when the wheels are straight (drag link adjustment). Then do the steering wheel pull and line up. __________________ Thanks, Matt My Website

08-03-2011, 12:51 AM	#8
old man jimmy Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: texas Posts: 329	Re: Drag link question He don't have an adjustable drag link.

08-03-2011, 01:34 AM	#9
AlaskaMatt Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: AK Posts: 198	Re: Drag link question Ahh I did read that, but was remembering that he was going to buy the newer type at the beggining of this thread. Still he should try to center the box to the tires, could be done the same way but drop the pitman arm from the box to make the adjustment instead of the draglink. Where's that dead horse icon anyway..... __________________ Thanks, Matt My Website



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