Second thoughts, was Re: IML: 1973 idler arm conversion problem - Franken-Imperial

[dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

You know, initially, my thoughts were parallel to what Dick B. just said.  But 
I thought about it some more.  For the same angular motion of the pittman arm, 
the idler arm linkage will move at a wider angle if it is shorter.  But the 
passenger side steering angle will probably not change much, not as much as I 
thought at first.  If the stock lengths of the stock geometry and the new idler 
arm is provided, the difference in the steering angle range (before and after) 
can be calculated.  What I would need in addition to the lengths of all the 
linkages is the aproximate anglular motion range of the pittman arm.

Then again, the effort to go and take all these measurements may be more than 
cutting and extending via welding the Chrysler unit...

D^2

Quoting "dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Kenyon, a shorter pittman arm would also reduce the motion range of your
> 
> steering, so your hesitation is even more justified.
>