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'99 - '06 GM Truck Modifications
Suspension, Steering & Brakes
Steering arms hit wiring loom
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<blockquote data-quote="Thinkenn" data-source="post: 8069" data-attributes="member: 722"><p>Very interesting indeed.</p><p></p><p> Question. Have any of the steering components been changed since you have had the truck. I am interested specifically in the length of the idler arm in question. </p><p></p><p> I own a Silverado 1500..with well.. extensive modification to the suspension and drivetrain.. I have changed allot of components but I was forced to retain the 1500 steering gear due to space constraints between the front of the engine and the leading cross brace/anti sway bar. Between the two gm variants. The idler arm on the 2500 series and up are slightly longer then the 1500 and down. The bolt up is the same however.. and the taper bolt into the centre section is the same size. The 2500's cross brace and anti sway bar are positioned further foreward on the frame rails then the 1500's. </p><p></p><p> This may be a long shot but I bet you that's the wrong idler in there.</p><p></p><p> There is no way the engine moved foreward and its very unlikely that the vehicle left the factory with this component. Unless it was the last one on the line friday afternoon. (har har)</p><p></p><p> I snapped some pictures of mine for reference.</p><p></p><p>Centre shot.. with the steering wheel centered and the wheels straight ahead.</p><p><img src="http://i67.tinypic.com/npkqj4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Turning left one turn on the wheel</p><p><img src="http://i68.tinypic.com/14312q9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Left turn fully on the lock. *note how the idler clears the loom.. close but swings right past.</p><p><img src="http://i65.tinypic.com/2r3wl5j.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>And finally the length.. the camera kind of skews it a bit.. but from the centre of the grease zerk to the center of the tapered bolt it measures 5 to 5-1/8 inches.</p><p><img src="http://i66.tinypic.com/5yetzm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thinkenn, post: 8069, member: 722"] Very interesting indeed. Question. Have any of the steering components been changed since you have had the truck. I am interested specifically in the length of the idler arm in question. I own a Silverado 1500..with well.. extensive modification to the suspension and drivetrain.. I have changed allot of components but I was forced to retain the 1500 steering gear due to space constraints between the front of the engine and the leading cross brace/anti sway bar. Between the two gm variants. The idler arm on the 2500 series and up are slightly longer then the 1500 and down. The bolt up is the same however.. and the taper bolt into the centre section is the same size. The 2500's cross brace and anti sway bar are positioned further foreward on the frame rails then the 1500's. This may be a long shot but I bet you that's the wrong idler in there. There is no way the engine moved foreward and its very unlikely that the vehicle left the factory with this component. Unless it was the last one on the line friday afternoon. (har har) I snapped some pictures of mine for reference. Centre shot.. with the steering wheel centered and the wheels straight ahead. [IMG]http://i67.tinypic.com/npkqj4.jpg[/IMG] Turning left one turn on the wheel [IMG]http://i68.tinypic.com/14312q9.jpg[/IMG] Left turn fully on the lock. *note how the idler clears the loom.. close but swings right past. [IMG]http://i65.tinypic.com/2r3wl5j.jpg[/IMG] And finally the length.. the camera kind of skews it a bit.. but from the centre of the grease zerk to the center of the tapered bolt it measures 5 to 5-1/8 inches. [IMG]http://i66.tinypic.com/5yetzm.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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