BBk Shorties Hitting Steering Shaft

[StangSims39]

Hello everyone, so i have had this problem for a while now and its finally gone too far. I had the BBK equal length shorties installed last year. the first few weeks were awesome then i noticed a knocking, ended up the header was hitting the steering when i stepped on it. i ended up putting polly mounts in and saw my stock mounts were a bit torn. problem solved. then a few months later it came back and has been back since, the header still hits the steering shaft when hard accel from a stop or just stepping on it while turning.the mounts and headers are tight, what else can i do to stop this, its really really annoying! thanks!

 

[ShelbyGT]

take the header off and put a small dimple in the tube that hits the steering shaft where the contact occurs.

usually a ball peen hammer and some heat from a torch does the trick

hope this helps

 

[StangSims39]

the headers already have a cut out for the shaft, taking the header off would be a last resort, they were a bitch to get on lol

 

[Chief Gilly]

Mine were tight but you can loosen the steering linkage and make small adjustment maybe that will give the play you need.

 

[ShelbyGT]

dam.