Between this and your rims, you got all sorts of problems.
I've never heard of steering linkage hitting the starter, seems like there would be too much stuff in the way. Maybe it's all the powdercoat
Could you have a missing steering stop somewhere? I haven't messed with my suspention enough recently to remember what limits the travel. I do know that when I added my headers, the steering linkage hit them.
man, you have NO IDEA the problems that I go through with this car. I bought it 'restored' and have had to check EVERY single NUT and BOLT since I have really taken a look at it. I wont even disclose everything that I found, and didnt find today when we dropped the trans and shifter out today!
Note: Nothing on my car is powdercoated...LOL...but all my friends cars are!!!