I bought a thing.

"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile) 01/06/2016 at 16:20 • Filed to: None

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It’s a more special thing than it looks like at first glance. Any guesses? Edited to answer: This is a Shelby Mustang (‘65-’66) steering arm and relay. Longer than standard, it reduces the steering ratio. It can fit any ‘65-’66 standard V8 Mustang and can be refit for V8 Falcon.

OPPOsaurus WRX > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 16:22

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tie rod end?

Takuro Spirit > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 16:23

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Revised geometry pitman arm?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > OPPOsaurus WRX 01/06/2016 at 16:23

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Steering relay and steering box arm, as used on a vehicle with a symmetrical recirculating ball steering system.

DoYouEvenShift > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 16:23

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Pittman arm and idler arm

Party-vi > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 16:23

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Pitman arm for steering?

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 16:23

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Key to the VW Westmoreland factory.

Obviously...

Sweet Trav > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 16:24

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Idler Arm and Steering box arm.

Wacko > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 16:25

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pitman arm, but for what, not a jeep. Don’t you have a landrover?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > OPPOsaurus WRX 01/06/2016 at 16:27

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More specifically, it’s from a vehicle that uses a center-link with daughter links as the setup, rather than the arm pushing multiple links at once.

HammerheadFistpunch > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 16:28

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Looks like a pitman arm

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 16:28

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WTF is wrong with you.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Wacko 01/06/2016 at 16:29

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This isn’t for the Land Rover, but you remember rightly. The Land Rover doesn’t have symmetric steering linkage,because it wouldn’t articulate as easily.

OPPOsaurus WRX > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 16:29

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yea i have no f’in clue

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > HammerheadFistpunch 01/06/2016 at 16:29

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Yep. And a relay.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 01/06/2016 at 16:29

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Did I TMI you right in the head? Sorry.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Sweet Trav 01/06/2016 at 16:30

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Correcticus. This is an unusual one for a very usual car.

HammerheadFistpunch > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 16:31

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I have a theory...that this will get wet, but not in a gross way.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Takuro Spirit 01/06/2016 at 16:31

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BENJI. Er, Bingo. It’s a *factory* revised geometry pitman arm. Care to guess for what and why?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs 01/06/2016 at 16:31

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Durr hey.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > DoYouEvenShift 01/06/2016 at 16:32

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Jawohl. For a FERD.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > HammerheadFistpunch 01/06/2016 at 16:33

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Your theory is probably correct.

d15b > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 16:36

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Dude. Your Jalop level is well above 9000. Well done.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > OPPOsaurus WRX 01/06/2016 at 16:37

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Since you were the first to give up, I’ll tell ye: it is a steering arm and relay for a Shelby Mustang, ‘65-’66. As such, it has an early-style 1” spline hole, and has a tapered hole in the steering arm unlike later Mustang arms. What’s important about Shelby? Well, both arms are longer than stock. Longer arms, quicker steering ratio, more becauseracecar direction changing ability. Since I needed V8 version arm and relay anyway, going for Shelby was a no-brainer.

OPPOsaurus WRX > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 16:43

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sounds pretty cool, at first I figured you were just going to stick it on ur desk or something for decoration but this is a much better use

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 16:51

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What’s it for, the Ranchero? Or the Rose-mobile?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 01/06/2016 at 16:57

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The Ranchero. With needing new steering links, I’ve upgraded to V8 bits (to better clear the engine and so on), which mean I need to replace the steering arm and relay, because they work differently. The 6-cyl linkage would have had a short crosslink straight through the crankcase. This particular one is from a Shelby Mustang, which makes it a quicksteer - 25% less wheel movement - and the longer arms get it even further from the engine. Same steering box on the Ranchero, so the toys just bolt on. New kits go for $190, and I got these two pieces for $90 - about what it would have cost for new standard relay and arm, or less.

deekster_caddy > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 17:10

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Make sure you use a pitman arm puller! I tried to remove one using a gear puller, and when the bolts sheared we had a nice trip to the hospital... Then we rented a pitman arm puller on the way home from the ER and had it off in minutes!

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/06/2016 at 17:19

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Sweet. 25pc less movement per turn? Or a wider turning circle?

crowmolly > deekster_caddy 01/06/2016 at 17:19

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Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 01/06/2016 at 17:27

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Sharper response at the wheel, more arm strength needed. Turning circle remains the same.