E-body Power to manual steering (also, 16:1 to 12:1) swap
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06/14/17 08:37 AM
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Alrighty, brand new 16:1 manual box from Rock Auto.
I have a 74 Rallye Challenger, power steering. If i buy this box, what else will i need to make this happen? Last time i read about this, and asked this elsewhere, i ended up pulling some adapter from something in Pick-a-Part, and it was a nightmare. I like simple and easy.
Part one:
Do i have to buy the Firm Feel $125 (read: $200 Cdn) adapter? If i do... will that be EVERYTHING i need? Bolt in and go?
Would it be simpler and cheaper just to buy a manual column (i know a guy who's likely got one) from a 70-74?
Part two:
If i buy the fast ratio pitman from Firm Feel, do i need the fast ratio idler? Thats another $100 (read $150 Cdn).
I'm not worried about effort, or parking... i'm a big boy.
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Re: E-body Power to manual steering (also, 16:1 to 12:1) swap
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06/15/17 09:33 PM
06/15/17 09:33 PM
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1) do you have to buy the adapter? Depends on what you consider a job properly done. Some will tell you to break the collapsible joint pins and alter the length of the column to make it fit. One wonders why the factory did not do that. 2)do you need the fast ratio idler, no. In one of the DC chassis books there is a quote that says they looked at using a longer idler to match the pitman arm and the "benefit" was slight and deemed not necessary. You could of just kept your stock 24:1 ratio box and used a steering quickener. and got 12:1 without idler, pitman arm changes or interference with headers or oil pan.
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Re: E-body Power to manual steering (also, 16:1 to 12:1) swap
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06/16/17 05:22 AM
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1) do you have to buy the adapter? Depends on what you consider a job properly done. Some will tell you to break the collapsible joint pins and alter the length of the column to make it fit. One wonders why the factory did not do that. I want it to WORK... properly, and be safe. Thats it. Doesn't have to look stock, and it can be hokey... as long as it works, and is safe. How hard is it to do the break the pins bit? 2)do you need the fast ratio idler, no. In one of the DC chassis books there is a quote that says they looked at using a longer idler to match the pitman arm and the "benefit" was slight and deemed not necessary. Hmmm... Well, that would save me some money. Budget is getting strained...You could of just kept your stock 24:1 ratio box and used a steering quickener. and got 12:1 without idler, pitman arm changes or interference with headers or oil pan. Well, i'd still have to buy a manual box. The car has PS right now, and i sold all my manual boxes. I'd have to find a decent one too... not as easy as it used to be. That was half the draw with the new Rock Auto box. No searching, and its brand new. AND... its aluminum... not like those Flaming River ones (which kinda defeat the point ov going manual). Do those quickeners actually work? How? Are they easy to install? Seems too easy...
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Re: E-body Power to manual steering (also, 16:1 to 12:1) swap
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06/16/17 10:23 AM
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How hard is it to do the break the pins bit?
Dunno, never did that. It's a hack, imo. Well, i'd still have to buy a manual box.
Ah, makes more sense then. Do those quickeners actually work? How? Are they easy to install? Seems too easy...
Do they work?, yes. How? gearing. Easy to install? Depends on your skill level and how willing you are to cut things up. It is not a bolt in by any stretch of the imagination.
They say there are no such thing as a stupid question. They say there is always the exception that proves the rule. Don't be the exception.
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