Retrofitting Power Steering
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From: Spokane WA, USA
Retrofitting Power Steering
You can make anything work. What is your truck? Is it a F250 highboy? If it is, looks like the pitman arm is long enough to reach under the frame rail and over the leaf spring. If it's not, looks like you can turn the pitman arm 90° and use it like a cross over steering system. Regardless, you might get away with plating the inside of the frame rail and mounding the box with three holes. Give it a try.
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From: Great NW
Retrofitting Power Steering
OOps, I forgot to mention that my '74 is a 2wd. I'd obviously prefer a bolt on setup.
I don't know if the PS pump's pully will line up with my crank pully, i'll just eyeball that if I get it. What I am particularly concerned with is how the steering gear will interface with the frame and the rest of the steering assembly on the '74...
I don't know if the PS pump's pully will line up with my crank pully, i'll just eyeball that if I get it. What I am particularly concerned with is how the steering gear will interface with the frame and the rest of the steering assembly on the '74...
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Joined: Mar 2003
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From: Cape Cod
Retrofitting Power Steering
74' 2wd=nice and easy, almost bolt in. 74'4wd=nightmare lots of beer and cursing, smashed fingers, bloody knuckels etc etc..........
hope it works out for you nothin like P/S in one of these old girls.
hope it works out for you nothin like P/S in one of these old girls.
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Joined: Apr 2002
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From: Apple Valley CA USA
Retrofitting Power Steering
no the power steering box will not work. the earlier truck had the box mounted behind teh axles and is much larger. the later truck has it mounted up front and is actually a 79-9? car box (a bit of trivia!) and it will not bolt in. what you need has to be from a 67-79 2wheel drive and you will need the steering column and firewall mounting plate as well as they are shorter than non-power steering. hawkrod
