Quick Manual Steering Box Question
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Quick Manual Steering Box Question
will a '60s style manual steering box bolt right up to my camaro? i found one but im woundering if it will bolt right up.
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Re: Quick Manual Steering Box Question
Yes and no.
It will bolt directly onto the frame but the input shaft and pitman arm shaft are the wrong sizes.
You'll need a proper rag joint for the steering shaft and a correct length and angle pitman arm similar to the third gen arm for the smaller pitman arm shaft.
A quick ratio manual box is designed for a large steering wheel to give you extra mechanical leverage to turn.
It's a lot easier to just install a manual box from an S-10. The 84+ box is a direct swap and you can use the third gen's pitman arm on it to keep the same steering geometry.
If you still have wide front tires, you won't like low speed driving with a manual box.
It will bolt directly onto the frame but the input shaft and pitman arm shaft are the wrong sizes.
You'll need a proper rag joint for the steering shaft and a correct length and angle pitman arm similar to the third gen arm for the smaller pitman arm shaft.
A quick ratio manual box is designed for a large steering wheel to give you extra mechanical leverage to turn.
It's a lot easier to just install a manual box from an S-10. The 84+ box is a direct swap and you can use the third gen's pitman arm on it to keep the same steering geometry.
If you still have wide front tires, you won't like low speed driving with a manual box.
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Re: Quick Manual Steering Box Question
oh ok. thanks for the input. thats exatcly what i wanted to know.
i dont want to monkey around with all that stuff. ill look for a '84+ S10 box.
thanks.
i dont want to monkey around with all that stuff. ill look for a '84+ S10 box.
thanks.
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Re: Quick Manual Steering Box Question
You want the S10 manual box with the 4 bolt top cover.
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Re: Quick Manual Steering Box Question
4bolt top cover. alright ill see what they have in the auto wreckers.
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Re: Quick Manual Steering Box Question
Manual steering boxes are only in S10/S15's that have a 4 cylinder engine but not all 4 cylinder models have manual steering.
It's always possible the truck originally had a 4 cylinder and someone swapped in a V6 or even a V8.
I usually look for the 2.5L emblem on the grill.
It's always possible the truck originally had a 4 cylinder and someone swapped in a V6 or even a V8.
I usually look for the 2.5L emblem on the grill.
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Re: Quick Manual Steering Box Question
oh ok. thank for the extra tips. searching for a manual box should be fairly simple to find since there is alot of S10/15s where i live. im sure theres plenty at the auto yard.
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