1967 ram assist steering - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**michael bustamante** · 10-05-2010, 11:16 PM

ok guys I got a question for you.
I just picked up a power steering set up from a 67 with a 250. I have I think, everything to install this in my other 67. Sooo how rare is this thing? Ive seen them on a 65 but the frame mounting brackets and the distribution block looked different

kcfirstbuild · 10-05-2010, 11:43 PM

My 68 has Ram assist steering. If it leaks, you can find a rebuild kit for the control valve and the ram, but look it up for a corvette 80's or so. They are easy to rebuild. So people say to ditch it, but Other people have never seen one before. So i say keep it.

**chewychevy67** · 10-05-2010, 11:47 PM

I say keep it. i have it on my 67 and everyone who notices it says that they have never seen that before. kind of unique.

ges55 · 10-06-2010, 09:16 AM

You can buy the steering valves & the other parts on Ebay, like the other guy said from 80s Vettes & Impalas. I have it on my 67 C10 w/a 283 & 3 on the tree.

Shyguy · 10-06-2010, 12:41 PM

Some people don't like ram assist steering. My '77 GMC-6500 dump truck has ram assist steering and it works good.

raycow · 10-06-2010, 03:42 PM

This was the only PS system offered until the trucks changed to the integral box around 69-ish. Chevy used the same system on passenger cars until 64 and sold millions of them, so the design is well-proven. It is rare on the trucks only because not many truck buyers ordered PS in those years.

Downside? You have two more hoses to worry about with correspondingly more connections that are potential leak points. On the other hand, the control valve is out in the open and easier to service if it ever needs work. Also, it is a total bolt-on for the earlier trucks that don't have the frame dimple for the integral box and you don't need to modify the intermediate shaft to install it.

Ray

**michael bustamante** · 10-28-2010, 08:14 PM

is this complete set up something any of you guys would be interested in?

10-05-2010, 11:16 PM	#1
michael bustamante Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 7,878	1967 ram assist steering ok guys I got a question for you. I just picked up a power steering set up from a 67 with a 250. I have I think, everything to install this in my other 67. Sooo how rare is this thing? Ive seen them on a 65 but the frame mounting brackets and the distribution block looked different __________________ 1967custom

10-05-2010, 11:43 PM	#2
kcfirstbuild Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Red Wing Mn Posts: 526	Re: 1967 ram assist steering My 68 has Ram assist steering. If it leaks, you can find a rebuild kit for the control valve and the ram, but look it up for a corvette 80's or so. They are easy to rebuild. So people say to ditch it, but Other people have never seen one before. So i say keep it.

10-05-2010, 11:47 PM	#3
chewychevy67 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Here Posts: 5,592	Re: 1967 ram assist steering I say keep it. i have it on my 67 and everyone who notices it says that they have never seen that before. kind of unique.

10-06-2010, 09:16 AM	#4
ges55 BLACK SATIN Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: canton, IL Posts: 266	Re: 1967 ram assist steering You can buy the steering valves & the other parts on Ebay, like the other guy said from 80s Vettes & Impalas. I have it on my 67 C10 w/a 283 & 3 on the tree. __________________ 67 C10 Fleetside LWB-283, 3 on the tree,power assisted steering, father-in-law bought it new 67 C20 Fleetside LWB-'85 305 V8 (original was 250 6 cyl), Holley 600 carb, full length Hedman headers, dual exhaust behind the back wheels, 4 spd , manual steering 85 C10 Silverado- 305ci

10-06-2010, 12:41 PM	#5
Shyguy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southeast Missouri Posts: 2,436	Re: 1967 ram assist steering Some people don't like ram assist steering. My '77 GMC-6500 dump truck has ram assist steering and it works good. __________________ '67 Chevy C-20 short stepper - build complete, 454/SM-465. '75 C-30 Single Cab DRW-350 small block/NP-435. '77 GMC-6500 Dump Truck, 427 Tall Deck. '92 GMC K-3500 Duallie, 454/4L80E.

10-06-2010, 03:42 PM	#6
raycow Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA USA Posts: 2,454	Re: 1967 ram assist steering This was the only PS system offered until the trucks changed to the integral box around 69-ish. Chevy used the same system on passenger cars until 64 and sold millions of them, so the design is well-proven. It is rare on the trucks only because not many truck buyers ordered PS in those years. Downside? You have two more hoses to worry about with correspondingly more connections that are potential leak points. On the other hand, the control valve is out in the open and easier to service if it ever needs work. Also, it is a total bolt-on for the earlier trucks that don't have the frame dimple for the integral box and you don't need to modify the intermediate shaft to install it. Ray

10-28-2010, 08:14 PM	#7
michael bustamante Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 7,878	Re: 1967 ram assist steering is this complete set up something any of you guys would be interested in? __________________ 1967custom

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