Okay, now this is crazy. The rusty crusty pitman arm on the left fits my '48-'52 F1 box.....it DOES NOT have a ball.......and is supposed to be a '58-'59 F-100 arm ????? The sandblasted pitman arm on the right fits my '53-'56 F-100 box...it DOES NOT have ball also......and is supposed to be a '57 F-100 arm ????? My question is: Is there a difference in Pitman Arms for the Ford F Series pickups between '57-'60 ? Is one a 1 ton arm and the other a half ton arm? Here is some pictures.
So you know you have 2 pitman arms that fit your box and have tapered holes for tie rod ends which means you have 2 pitman arms that will work. What do you want to know?
My question is....These are both F-100 steering arms....the greasy one is supposed to be a '58-'59, and the clean one is a supposed to be a '57. Am I tripping out here? I thought the '57-'60 were the same. In the pictures, they are different. Is one a 1 ton arm? Just curious. Sorry for the confusion.
One may be for a heavier truck. Which ever one you don't use if you want to sell PM me as I'm looking for one. Alex
I think the differance might be that some of those trucks had power steering, and some didn't, that might explain the differance in the two. not sure though
Okay...I think I might have identified it! I just received an email from a friend stating that the Gray Pitman Arm is most likely a " '57-'60 Ford F-350 pickup steering arm ". So I think I was in the right direction. I will keep you all posted as soon as I get it here! BTW....These arms are also not for sale. I just needed help on identifying them. Thanks everyone for the help! I appreciate it.
If they have part no.'s on them that might help end the confusion, if someone can find the part no.'s in there books. A guy just did an intro and said he worked at a ford parts counter and had lots of info. on old ford parts.
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