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Finally got power steering setup in my '72 4WD. It was an all day job, but not too bad. After 15 yrs of manual, I feel like I'm driving a new truck. Bought all the parts from the guy in Iowa, and all was good except for a steering pump that doubled as a boat anchor. So pulled it back off and picked up a rebuild. Smoooooooth! So he's sending me a check for the anchor. One thing he didn't include was an in-line filter, so added that to the mix.
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I spend around $300 on my conversion for my 71 F250 4x4. I used the tech article that Glenn Davis wrote and also got all my parts from the local junk yard. There is a kit out there that runs I beleave around $750 and has everything you will need. I think it was around that price. https://www.ford-trucks.com/article/...r_Highboy.html
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Subaru is real close, prices prob vary depending on app. I also bought the u-joint for steering shaft from him, mine had some play, although I just discovered a yr ago that it had a zerk fitting that I could have greased 15 yrs ago. (Too much dirt and crud on it to see.) One thing I did different was to cut the shaft and sleeved it for future removal. His directions have you weld it back together. I will let you know if it ever comes loose, Haha. Picked up filter at local auto parts store. $13
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I chose to find a whole parts truck rather than fork out the 850.00 for the kit on ebay. Besides, I got a disk brake axle out of the deal and a power booster. The one thing that confuses me is which sector box is better. The 3 bolt 2wd one or the 4 bolt 78-79 One. And...there seem to be so many ways to mount the box.
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Did the same conversion to my '69 F100 a few years back. My donor vehical was a beater '79 Ford Bronco. It donated the front and rear diff's as well as the power steering assembly. One advantage to taking the diff's as well is that you get heavier duty axles(31 spline as opposed to the stock 28 spline) on the half ton models. Not sure if there's a difference with the F250's or not. It totally felt like I was driving a new truck after getting rid of the manual steering box. As a side-line bonus, the front diff was equipped with dual shock mounts as well. One thing to bear in mind here as well, take all steering linkage parts, and pitman arm as well. The geometry changes a bit with the conversion parts.
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