Technical Drag link for F1 issue?

So I mounted my F1 box in my 31 Roadster yesterday and measuring for the drag link and ran into a problem. My pitman arm has the traditional ball mount for drag link but my steering arm bolted to my spindle has a hole it in for a tie rod or heim end.

Anyone know of a vendor that sells a ball mount end that I can screw into a custom length tie rod?

 

There is a Ball that fits into a tapered steering arm hole.Used to be available thru all the old ford places.Shouldn't be too hard to find.I'll dig around.i should have a few . Bob

 

Cut the ball out. That's what I did.

 

You guys are right, I'm over thinking this.

 

If I'm not mistaken the pre 49 car pitman arm will bolt to the F1 box and you can run normal tierod ends for the drag link. I haven't done it myself but I seem to remember it being done.
F100 box is a different setup...so it has to be the F1.

 

33-34 ford is the application for bolt in ball studs

 

https://www.macsautoparts.com/ford_...style-1-diameter-ford-black-oxide-finish.html

 

If you have to have the ball ends, get a '32-'34 ball stud for the steering arm per bct and shorten a Model A thru '34 tie rod to fit; otherwise use a car arm as Hackerbilt said, then fab a drag link with regular tie rod ends. Could also shorten a '35-'48 car and '35-'fifty something truck tie rod for a drag link. I think the car arm is the best way to go.

 

Will a f 100 pitman arm fit a F1 box if so a 57 f100 arm uses a tierod end.

 

Nope, F-1 box has tapered splines and a retainer nut; while the F-100 has straight spines and a clamp bolt.

 

I'm using a 37 p***enger car pitman arm on my F1 box. Has the same taper and spline but is indexed different so you have to take a tri-cornered file to the wide spots in the pitman arm so you can index it where ever you want. I just used a hacksaw to start the notch and then used a file to cut the spline.

 

Thanks guys

 

Hey I have a NOS bolt in ball stud if you want to use early style draglink . Just let me know if you want it .