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pre 72 post 73 A body Iddle and pitman arms #3056144 07/05/22 10:29 AM 07/05/22 10:29 AM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,096 Valencia, España NachoRT74 OP master
NachoRT74 OP master Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,096 Valencia, España	Aside the 73 and lates 4 keys feature on the pitman arms is there another difference between these pieces? geometry ? why the iddler arm would change too ? I can see a PN change on these parts between pre 72 and post 73 With a Charger born in Chrysler assembly plant in Valencia, Venezuela

Re: pre 72 post 73 A body Iddle and pitman arms [Re: NachoRT74] #3056164 07/05/22 10:45 AM 07/05/22 10:45 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,468 So Cal autoxcuda Too Many Posts
autoxcuda Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,468 So Cal	Originally Posted by NachoRT74 Aside the 73 and lates 4 keys feature on the pitman arms is there another difference between these pieces? geometry ? why the iddler arm would change too ? I can see a PN change on these parts between pre 72 and post 73 The center link changed 73-76. The 73-76 center links take pitman arm and idler arm that attach from on top. Also the 73-up power steering boxes are larger spline diameter. So that pitman changed the spline diameter and it mounts from the top. The overall geometry is the same 67-76. So you can swap certain groups of parts as a unit. In my 68 Barracuda, I swapped to a large spline power steering box because is was the only style Mopar sold remanufactured. So I had to swap to a 73-76 centerlink (top mount), large spline pitman (top mount), and idler (top mount). Later, I swapped my K-member to 73-76 style. Also at that time I swapped my lower control arm, strut rods, and sway bar to the 73-76 style. Last edited by autoxcuda; 07/05/22 04:11 PM.

Re: pre 72 post 73 A body Iddle and pitman arms [Re: autoxcuda] #3056228 07/05/22 12:36 PM 07/05/22 12:36 PM
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JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,043 U.S.S.A.	Originally Posted by autoxcuda Originally Posted by NachoRT74 Aside the 73 and lates 4 keys feature on the pitman arms is there another difference between these pieces? geometry ? why the iddler arm would change too ? I can see a PN change on these parts between pre 72 and post 73 The center link changed 73-76. The 73-76 center links take pitman arm and idler arm that attach from on top. Also the 73-up power steering boxes are larger spline diameter. So that pitman changed the spline diameter and it mounts from the top. The over all geometry is the same 67-76. So you can swap certain groups of parts as a unit. In my 68 Barracuda, I swapped to a large spline power steering box because is was the only style Mopar sold remanufactured. So I had to swap to a 73-76 centerlink (top mount), large spline pitman (top mount), and idler (top mount). Later, I swapped my K-member to 73-76 style. Also at that time I swapped my lower control arm, strut rods, and sway bar to the 73-76 style. This , I found this out the hard way when I put a new steering box in my dad's 72 duster , luckily you could still find the centerlink was still found in the junkyard . running up my post count some more .

Re: pre 72 post 73 A body Iddle and pitman arms [Re: autoxcuda] #3056518 07/06/22 03:40 AM 07/06/22 03:40 AM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,096 Valencia, España NachoRT74 OP master
NachoRT74 OP master Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,096 Valencia, España	Originally Posted by autoxcuda Originally Posted by NachoRT74 Aside the 73 and lates 4 keys feature on the pitman arms is there another difference between these pieces? geometry ? why the iddler arm would change too ? I can see a PN change on these parts between pre 72 and post 73 The center link changed 73-76. The 73-76 center links take pitman arm and idler arm that attach from on top. Also the 73-up power steering boxes are larger spline diameter. So that pitman changed the spline diameter and it mounts from the top. The overall geometry is the same 67-76. So you can swap certain groups of parts as a unit. In my 68 Barracuda, I swapped to a large spline power steering box because is was the only style Mopar sold remanufactured. So I had to swap to a 73-76 centerlink (top mount), large spline pitman (top mount), and idler (top mount). Later, I swapped my K-member to 73-76 style. Also at that time I swapped my lower control arm, strut rods, and sway bar to the 73-76 style. I thought the indexing of the Pitman and iddler arms pivots from top to bottom was changed between 66 and 67 and not 72 and 73!... ok nice to know. With a Charger born in Chrysler assembly plant in Valencia, Venezuela

Re: pre 72 post 73 A body Iddle and pitman arms [Re: NachoRT74] #3058765 07/13/22 03:30 AM 07/13/22 03:30 AM
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fdax member F Joined: Jul 2022 Posts: 12 lyon	I was just trying to confirm my pitman arm is bad cause I saw it moving a lot... and this helped me verify. Also liked how you showed the tie rod with the bad boot but there was no play so it’s good, that’s awesome. 192.168.100.1 192.168.1.1 Last edited by fdax; 07/13/22 10:17 AM.

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