New member, long time viewer. 1995 2WD XLT, LS swap, T56, 8.8

[AintCare6969]

Hello all, I have been using this site as a resource since I first bought my truck about 8 years ago as a daily driver. Thought I might finally make my own post. As it sits today its had a LS2 swapped in, TH400 transmission, Holley Terminator X, 220hp dry progressive nitrous kit, Ford 8.8 spooled with chromoly axles, 6 point cage, 10.5 x 17 +35 wheels. Currently in the process of the t56 swap. The truck started as a street/strip truck for a while now, this winter I'm attempting to switch over to street/drift. Current challenges being steering. I will be attempting to use the factory p/s box powered by a Volvo electronic pump, I don't think I will struggle too bad with that part but it brings me to another issue- steering angle. I would like to attempt to grind off the steering lock stoppers on the spindles and the I-beams because I think with the I-beam front end I will end up having a bunch more clearance than a typical a-arm front end. Thoughts?

 

[franklin2]

If you grind the stops off be careful and do not let the steering box be the stops. If the steering box constantly deadends inside, it will eventually ruin it as it jambs the gear and the balls in the ballscrew.

I had a 65 mustang and somewhere along the way in it's previous life, the tie rod ends were miss-adjusted. I could tell it would turn sharper one way than the other. After years of driving it like this the box had tons of slop. That is when I found out the box was jambing itself in that one direction and it completely wore out the ball screw inside.

 

[AintCare6969]

If you grind the stops off be careful and do not let the steering box be the stops. If the steering box constantly deadends inside, it will eventually ruin it as it jambs the gear and the balls in the ballscrew.

I had a 65 mustang and somewhere along the way in it's previous life, the tie rod ends were miss-adjusted. I could tell it would turn sharper one way than the other. After years of driving it like this the box had tons of slop. That is when I found out the box was jambing itself in that one direction and it completely wore out the ball screw inside.

I was thinking about drilling and tapping bolts into the I-beams so I can adjust where they lock and make sure the box wont hit the stop first.