I have an uncle who is a machinist, he made this rod for me, it was made from some good quality rod he had, left and right hand threads were cut. It works great to center the steering box perfectly. I used replacement tie-rod ends with the sealed balls ( modern type ). I did need to trim the stud on the one at the axle end, it would drag across the axle casting. My original plan was to cut down the long steering rod for the tie-rods, cutting off the right hand threads leaving the left hand threads intact. Right hand dies are cheaper to get, so cutting new threads was my plan. My uncle offered up to make one so I didn't look any more at the original rods to see if it was possible or not.
I could never get my gear box adjusted for straight ahead, where the tight spot was center correctly. My '37 chassis has a '55 front axle and '79 rear axle, so the odd axles may have something to do with the setup. But now with the adjustable section, I can dial in a perfect setup. I changed caster shims to increase the cater angle by 2 more degrees, this changed the steering wheel position by 1/8 turn, so I simply readjusted back to center. The truck drives as easy as my '02 Toyota does and will track straight as can be a level ground.
I bought this set,
1941-46 Tie Rod End Set Modern Style 1/2-ton Part Number: ME347l / ME347R - PW-416-TRMT. You can find them at most any of the parts vendors. I bought a set off E-bay, NOS ones, I believe they were returns due to how bad they drove. Yes they were in the original boxes, but I don't think they were still new. This was one case where old was better!
