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Fast Ratio Steering with TTI Exhaust ?
« on: October 19, 2013 - 12:41:39 PM »
On a Cuda or Challenger, can I add a fast ratio  pitman/idler arms (Hotchkis) if I have a 440 with TTI headers ?
Will the steering linkage interfere with the headers ?
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Re: Fast Ratio Steering with TTI Exhaust ?
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2013 - 04:13:59 PM »

They will absolutely interfere with the headers.

Spoke to TTI about 5 times (Charlie I believe) and they basically stated if you want any of their headers you need to put the stock idler and pitman arm back on. So that's why I went with the hedman ceramic coated headers, would have loved to get the 2" headers but I didn't want to take the change of buying a $1K header and then chopping it up.

They also will not make custom headers for you, sad to say....

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Re: Fast Ratio Steering with TTI Exhaust ?
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2013 - 06:04:26 AM »
They will absolutely interfere with the headers.

Spoke to TTI about 5 times (Charlie I believe) and they basically stated if you want any of their headers you need to put the stock idler and pitman arm back on. So that's why I went with the hedman ceramic coated headers, would have loved to get the 2" headers but I didn't want to take the change of buying a $1K header and then chopping it up.

They also will not make custom headers for you, sad to say....


. Check out Borgeson steering box.    As noted by another posting, I am running 70 Challenger, TTI 2 inch with one. Steering ratio far quicker with otherwise all stock components.  Something like 3 1/2 lock to lock. All clears ok, tight but clears.

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Re: Fast Ratio Steering with TTI Exhaust ?
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2013 - 03:34:46 PM »
Got a pic?
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Re: Fast Ratio Steering with TTI Exhaust ?
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2013 - 01:06:00 AM »
Got a pic?
No, but will get one. Never posted a photo on this forum.  But am a quick study, should be no problem.

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Re: Fast Ratio Steering with TTI Exhaust ?
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2013 - 07:19:06 AM »
Interested too...............