>By stubs he means knuckles. PS knuckles have the holes for the tie rod
>connection bored closer to the c/line of the ball joints. Same forging,
>I think.
>Al Brase
>
>BenT Syncro wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 13:46:14 +1300, Andrew Grebneff
>><andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> wrote:
>>
>>>I have Whiteline swaybars and have ordered Porsche brake conversion
>>>kit for my 84 with no power steering. I have a powered rack to fit,
>>>and would prefer to fit stubaxles from a power-steered van so that
>>>steeringwheel turns are reduced.
>>>
>>>I have the opportunity to get stubs & radius rods from someone moving
>>>from England to NZ.
>>>
>>>Will swaybars and brakes from a nonpowered van fit power-steer stubs?
>>>--
>>>Andrew Grebneff
>>>
>>
>>Andrew,
>>
>>What do you mean by "power-steer stubs"? Is your brake conversion kit
>>designed to fit the earlier steering knuckle (AKA suspension
>>uprights)? The mounting holes and system for the calipers will be
>>different when comparing your 84 to the 86 -later vans.
>>
>>BenT
>>BenT

Stubaxle carriers, knuckes, whatever. The part to which the caliper
brackets, wheelbearings and steering balljoints fit.

If the pitman arm length is the only difference, then I'm OK. But I
have a feeling the early type is not interchangable with the later,
as BenT points out.
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut