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  • Birthday 01/21/1983

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    Santa Rosa, California
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    1975 Datsun 620
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    Mental Health Rehabilitation Specialist

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  1. I managed to line it up pretty damn close. drives as close to perfect as I can get it without out computer measurements. mostly wanted to try and see how much I could learn about it. I thought about removing the center link as well, but went with king rat's advice. it worked out. I think. today I drove about 15 miles down the free way and it felt pretty damn good, Thanks for all the advice you guys. I'll be periodically asking more questions, as I have a bit more to repair before I have the truck in the condition I want it in.
  2. ok. I may be posting more questions regarding this. but thank you so much for all the advice!! this is helping a lot!
  3. ok I will keep trying. secondly to keep the steering wheel straight, or to straighten it out after I have my car driving straight, how would I go about doing that? will it be straight once the wheels are toed correctly, or is there another area where I can adjust the steering wheel to make sure its as straight as I can get it?
  4. I'm trying to avoid taking this in for an alignment right away and paying someone $100 bucks. money is tight right now, and I just need it to be straight enough for the next week or so
  5. I did and now by driver side is turned in, and my passenger side is still sticking out a little. it's obviously still wrong at this point. I adjusted it so it drives straight(ish) but it's still visually wonky. if the crossbar adjusts both sides simultaneously how could it possible fix the toe if one wheel is sticking out and the other is straight. if you pull both sides in. the driver side will be pulled in too far. how does one fix that?
  6. I understand that much, I need to find a way to set the tow independently because only one side is out of alignment when the other side is straight. if I pull the passenger side in, the driver side will also pull in and that will give me an undesirable toe. I have 225/40 r18 's on there and I'm thinking having a -2-3mm toe would be desirable.. how can I bring the passenger side in without bringing the driver side in... or is there a trick for doing that?
  7. HI All! So I was the guy who just recently changed out a bad side arm tie rod on my 75 620. When I first received the part in the mail (after taking the advice from someone on my last thread) I was confused to see that the tie rod was one single piece, without any means of altering the toe. I was worried that everything would be screwed up, then I read the maintenance manual and found that the steering is of a "relay" design, and the crossbar is actually used to correct toe alignment. I put the new tie rod on, and found that my passenger side wheel was facing out about 1", while the driver side wheel was sitting straight on. In my research I learned that I can correct toe alignment, by adjusting the crossbar. What I didn't find was how to correct toe alignment on just one side, rather than adjusting both sides simultaneously )which would straighten the passenger side, while pulling the driver side in too far. NOTE: the tie rod arm that I changed out, did have adjustable ends and was able to be adjusted independently from the driver side without using the crossbar. NOTE II: I don't have that option now that I changed the tie rod to the fixed tie rod assembly now sold on Moog autoparts. CAN I STILL ADJUST THE TOE ALIGNMENT INDEPENDENTLY? if so how would I go about doing that? any tips? I'm not all that familiar with relay steering systems
  8. 620dude

    620 tie rod tips??

    I'm asking for help. I did look and it didn't say
  9. 620dude

    620 tie rod tips??

    Take a look at the link that I was sent earlier in this thread, and tell me what you think.
  10. 620dude

    620 tie rod tips??

    So I bought the AC Delco tie rods, I'm a little worried cause they look like they are one complete piece? If so how would I be able to adjust the toe alignment once I put them in? What if they are longer or shorter than the what the truck is set up with? How would I be able to compensate for that difference? Hopefully they are arriving today and I will be able to see for sure... Were these made to have a specific toe that cannot be altered?
  11. 620dude

    620 tie rod tips??

    would these be a good option. considerably cheaper than those from Nissan/Datsun manufacturer http://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/nissan,1975,620+pickup,2.0l+l4,1210116,steering,tie+rod+assembly+(inner+&+outer),7425?a=Referer+www.google.com+URL+%2F
  12. 620dude

    620 tie rod tips??

    I have Chevy Brembo disk breaks on my 75' 620
  13. I'm curious about swapping out the whole steering system. Not just the wheel. maybe changing to power steering? I'm just not sure. a friend said put a mustang II power steering system into it. they are cheap, but I'm wondering if there is something from Nissan that would fit in easier without too much modifications. I saw on another forum that someone has swapped a frontier steering system into a 620. link to forum here: http://datsunminitruckin.com/steering-upgrades_topic1935.html I'm just curious if there are any other options. I looked and frontier steering racks are like $500 and up. and it doesn't go into to much detail about any modifications that might have had to be done to get the rack to fit. I'm really just curious to know more from people who have experimented with changing out the original 75' 620 steering system out for something more modern
  14. 620dude

    620 tie rod tips??

    my truck is a 1975 620. I've seen those online and look damn cheap! if they are of great quality I will most likely go with those. I've also read on another forum that using 720 tie rods can be a pretty good upgrade, and make the truck drive a lot better. anyone heard of this?
  15. I would like to eventually change out the steering. Not sure what direction I wanna go... any suggestions??
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