1964 f100 power steering conversion help

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Dec 15, 2019 | 09:27 PM

Brett Fletcher

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1964 f100 power steering conversion help

I have a 1964 f100 that I just bought and I'm looking for a power steering conversion kit. Mine is a 3 on the tree and I cannot find a kit. There are several out there for automatics. Can anyone "steer" me in the right direction please.

Dec 15, 2019 | 09:32 PM

wcs69rat

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I pulled the manual box out of my 63 F250 4x4 today to see how the box from EZSteer would fit. First off, the plate they send you that mounts to the box and then bolts to the frame is for 1960 and down models. I called CPP and they said the same thing regarding their kits / mounting plate. The issue is that the 3 7/16" mounting holes in the plate do not line up with the 3 mounting holes in our frame. EZSteer told me to drill three new mounting holes, but I was not going to turn my frame into swiss cheese. I figured that I would just make a new mounting plate out of 1/2" plate steel that matched the mounting holes in my frame and the seven mounting holes for the box to the plate.

Anyway, to make a long story short...the box interferes with my clutch linkage to the point that I am just sending the kit back. If you have an automatic, it may be feasible to use the kit and fab your own mounting plate but with a 4 speed it was a no go for me. I still have tons of other stuff to complete in order to get the truck on the road. I may revisit the steering later on and consider the electric assist.