'72 Power Steering Conversion
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'72 Power Steering Conversion
Hello everyone,
New guy to the forum, and new to the F100 world, however not new to the classic Ford world. I own a couple of classic Mustangs ('65, '72, and '73), but I recently acquired my grandfather's '72 F100 (2wd, 302 with a T18).
I've been doing some research and even found a neat write up on FORDification website, however I still have some questions.
1) Does my steering column still need to be shortened? I understand that the older vehicles came with bendix steering box, but since my '72 already has a saginaw box, do I still need to shorten it? Is the power steering saginaw box different than the manual one? I know in the Mustang world, they were/are, since the power steering box has a quicker ratio...
2) Do I need to swap the firewall column mount? From what I gather, it seems like it varies by application... and finally
3) Has anyone used one of these "kits" before? Seems a bit pricey, but might be worth it? What do y'all think?
Thank you all in advanced.
New guy to the forum, and new to the F100 world, however not new to the classic Ford world. I own a couple of classic Mustangs ('65, '72, and '73), but I recently acquired my grandfather's '72 F100 (2wd, 302 with a T18).
I've been doing some research and even found a neat write up on FORDification website, however I still have some questions.
1) Does my steering column still need to be shortened? I understand that the older vehicles came with bendix steering box, but since my '72 already has a saginaw box, do I still need to shorten it? Is the power steering saginaw box different than the manual one? I know in the Mustang world, they were/are, since the power steering box has a quicker ratio...
2) Do I need to swap the firewall column mount? From what I gather, it seems like it varies by application... and finally
3) Has anyone used one of these "kits" before? Seems a bit pricey, but might be worth it? What do y'all think?
Thank you all in advanced.
Cargo Master
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You will need to shorten your column as the writeup says, or find a Saginaw PS column. The Saginaw PS box is 2 inches longer than the manual box. And you will need the PS firewall mounting bracket. The kit requires you to shorten your column or find a Saginaw PS column. Forget anything about Mustangs as they are totally different from trucks.
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