Steering box interchange

Posted By: topside

Steering box interchange - 11/24/09 03:48 PM

I have what should be a '64 B-body manual steering box, and a buddy of mine has a '70 Duster; will it bolt into his Duster and are the pitman shafts the same?
Thanks in advance!

Posted By: 62maxwgn

Re: Steering box interchange - 11/24/09 04:02 PM

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I have what should be a '64 B-body manual steering box, and a buddy of mine has a '70 Duster; will it bolt into his Duster and are the pitman shafts the same?
Thanks in advance!

And here,I thought you knew everything!

Posted By: Mr.Yuck

Re: Steering box interchange - 11/24/09 04:11 PM

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I have what should be a '64 B-body manual steering box, and a buddy of mine has a '70 Duster; will it bolt into his Duster and are the pitman shafts the same?
Thanks in advance!

And here,I thought you knew everything!

I thought Johnahah did???
Really I think they are different (the arms) check Rare Parts website for part numbers. I want to say that 68-72 is the same.

Posted By: topside

Re: Steering box interchange - 11/24/09 04:19 PM

Awright, Bill, dang it...I admit, I once bought a set of '62 door trim panels for a '63; how smart can I be ?!

Posted By: @#$%&*!

Re: Steering box interchange - 11/24/09 05:49 PM

The bolt holes might be too small. The mounting bolts were upgraded somewhere about '66.

Posted By: orangemonster

Re: Steering box interchange - 11/24/09 05:53 PM

I did that in reverse,changed the pitman arm.Seems fine.

Posted By: topside

Re: Steering box interchange - 11/24/09 06:00 PM

Thanks, there's info in the Archives here on that, and I should have checked there first; looks like it's no problem except swapping out the pitman arm and drilling out the mounting holes a bit.