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Re: E-body upgraded steering box
[Re: Killerinc]
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04/18/14 10:38 PM
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Do a search and how much are you willing to spend? Power or manual...that is what you need to know.
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Re: E-body upgraded steering box
[Re: Killerinc]
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04/19/14 01:06 AM
04/19/14 01:06 AM
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Hi, If i want to upgrade my stock 1974 Steering box to a tighter one, which one do i use and what are the specs i am looking for?
For power steering choose between a Firm Feel rebuilt box and Borgensen box (Modern box modified to "bolt-in" fit mopars).
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Re: E-body upgraded steering box
[Re: Killerinc]
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04/19/14 02:29 PM
04/19/14 02:29 PM
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There are probably a dozen postings on this, do a search and you will find out. Also Look in the reference section. Tim
1941 Taylorcraft
1968 Charger
1994 Wrangler
1998 Wrangler
2008 Kia Rio
2017 Jetta
I didn't do 4 years and 9 months of Graduate School to be called Mister!
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Re: E-body upgraded steering box
[Re: Killerinc]
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04/19/14 04:33 PM
04/19/14 04:33 PM
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Thx, yes i found that article and will try that Mod.
But does anyone know if the Cop steering box bolts up and which one is it?
IIRC, Cop power steering boxes first showed up in about 1974? and continued to the last RWD Diplomat police car in 1989.
Not all "cop cars" have Cop Steering boxes. The cop car steering box was part of the special police handling option and noted on the fender tag. What might seem like a HiPo cop car in the yard, might be a general services, city patrol, etc vehicle that was not needed for extreme performance. There used to be a rumor that if there was a rubber plug with a molded in "K" inserted into a tag on the top adjusting nut, it was a special cop car steering box. Take that info for what it's worth.
Now just because you find a cop car in the junkyard with the police handling stamped on the fender tag, doesn't mean it still has a cop box still in it. Those cars are commonly turned into Taxi Cabs and get tons of hard miles put on them and not easy on steering boxes.
If the steering box was replaced by the Taxi cab company, it is EXTREMELY doubtful they would replace it with a NOS police box that was about double the cost of a remanufactured Mopar parts steering box back in the day. And most likely a Taxi cab company would just exchange the steering box for a cheaper independent parts store rebuilt box than a Mopar remanufactured one.
Also all cop car steering boxes are large spline output since they started making them in the mid 70's after the last small spline box was offered in 1972 model year.
Last edited by autoxcuda; 04/19/14 04:37 PM.
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Re: E-body upgraded steering box
[Re: Killerinc]
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04/21/14 01:45 AM
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wow thats some great info, thx.
What if i wanted to buy a new cop one? what are the specs to look for?
They (Mopar) stopped making NOS Cop Car steering boxes in the early 90's. That was you only source for a 100% new cop car box.
If you want a box rebuilt like a cop car box or even firmer, go to Firm Feel Inc. Dick has the cop car and even firmer reaction springs to tailor you steering box to the firmness you desire with the goodies contained in the Cop Car box and beyond.
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