For more than 30 years autofab has been producing the steering box gusset kit sbgk to repair this issue.
Chevy truck frame repair kit for steering box.
The 1973 1987 chevy and gmc trucks blazers jimmys and suburbans had a serious problem of frame flex and cracking in the steering box area.
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On that page that kit is listed for a 4wd though it does say this in the tech info area.
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While the 2wd trucks use the same steering box bolt pattern the frame contours are enough different that it can be a lot of work to make the frame repair kit work.
This kit is designed to prevent that problem by eliminating the frame flex caused by increased steering loads like lifts big tires and off road use.
Weld on frame repair kit for 73 91 gm trucks.
Steering box braces frame repair.
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Quickly and easily installed it eliminates the clunking noise that may result when this part fails while restoring original ride control.
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Chevy and gmc bolt in steering box brace kit and frame repair kit the 1973 1987 chevy and gmc trucks blazers jimmys and suburbans had a serious problem of frame flex and cracking in the steering box area.
This problem is compounded with the addition of a lift.
73 87 91 square body chevy k30 3 inch standard lift system.
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Bolt in steering box brace kit and weld in frame repair kit.
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The straight axle gm trucks are notorious for frame cracks in the steering box mounting area.
This problem is compounded with the addition of a lift and bigger tires.