Ford Falcon Question
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Mountain Pass
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Ford Falcon Question
I'm working on a 65 Falcon. On a Falcon site I saw one that the site said had a Toyota power steering box in it. The owner claimed to be happy with the performance. But the site didn't tell what kind of Toyota it came from or any details about the swap. Just wondering if anyone has any info about a Toyota box on a Falcon. Some of the Mustang guys on here might have seen it done since the 65 Falcon and Mustang were built on the same platform. Thanks for any help.
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i have a 61 falcon and am a member of ford falcon news (lots of falcon stuff) and have never heard of a such swap, but now i will be cursed untill i looked under the hood of every toyota (pickup? i would think that most all cars would be rack and pinion)at the local junkyard next time im out there.
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Yeah, how would you get a rack-and-pinion steering box to work on a Falcon? It would have to be from a similar steering system, so we're talking (maybe) from one of their recent pickups, or more likely one of the old Corona/ Crown RWD models built in the 70s. Try finding one of THEM today!
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Falcon's were available with PS, both from the factory and as a dealer installed accessory.
If you want PS on your Falcon, why not put on an original unit? You don't have to change your box.
If you want PS on your Falcon, why not put on an original unit? You don't have to change your box.
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I've owned, driven, and modified my 64 Convert for about 20 years now and haven't heard of that one. Most people who don't want the crappy steering box either get a Mustang II type suspension/steering combo or another one like it such as a Heidt's setup. You can see the Heidt's setup on ebay, just search for falcon and sort by price. It's about $1750 and includes the whole front suspension and gets rid of the shock towers for more header space.
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OK, I found that site.No deatils however.
http://www.stuart.iit.edu/students/2...s/SBLane65.htm
http://www.stuart.iit.edu/students/2...s/SBLane65.htm
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Originally Posted by jschira
Falcon's were available with PS, both from the factory and as a dealer installed accessory.
If you want PS on your Falcon, why not put on an original unit? You don't have to change your box.
If you want PS on your Falcon, why not put on an original unit? You don't have to change your box.
i didn't find anything on the yota box, all i found was that he bought a rebuilt stang peice