T/A Challenger steering unit and pitman arm
Posted: 08 Jul 2001 7:27
Is there anyone who can share any information on the T/A Challenger steering unit and pitman arm?
What I do know is that T/A Challengers came with a longer pitman arm and a special steering unit. What makes the T/A Challenger steering unit so special is not really so special. All that makes the T/A Challenger steering unit different from all the other standard steering units in the other Challenger models, is that it has different internal stops to compensate for the longer pitman arm. If the T/A Challenger did not have the compensating internal stops, the tires would turn into the fenders. And from what little I have read about it, some T/A Challengers DID not come with the longer pitman arm that it was suppose to receive. With the combination of a shorter standard pitman arm and a steering unit with different internal stops made to compensate for a longer pitman arm, you end up with the passenger side wheel turning into the fender.
The complete T/A Challenger steering system, longer pitman arm and a steering unit to compensate for the longer pitman arm, allows you to turn lock-to-lock in only 2 turns of the steering wheel! With the standard Challenger steering system you have to make 3.5 turns lock-to-lock of the steering wheel to make a complete turn.
What I do know is that T/A Challengers came with a longer pitman arm and a special steering unit. What makes the T/A Challenger steering unit so special is not really so special. All that makes the T/A Challenger steering unit different from all the other standard steering units in the other Challenger models, is that it has different internal stops to compensate for the longer pitman arm. If the T/A Challenger did not have the compensating internal stops, the tires would turn into the fenders. And from what little I have read about it, some T/A Challengers DID not come with the longer pitman arm that it was suppose to receive. With the combination of a shorter standard pitman arm and a steering unit with different internal stops made to compensate for a longer pitman arm, you end up with the passenger side wheel turning into the fender.
The complete T/A Challenger steering system, longer pitman arm and a steering unit to compensate for the longer pitman arm, allows you to turn lock-to-lock in only 2 turns of the steering wheel! With the standard Challenger steering system you have to make 3.5 turns lock-to-lock of the steering wheel to make a complete turn.