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04-02-2007, 07:49 PM
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Poor Mans Power Streering?? Is there such a thing?
I know on the '56 Bel Air there is a kit that you can replace all the steering bushings with bearings, kinda a poor mans power steering. Is there such a thing for these trucks? I have manual steering and don't really mind it except in parking lots and slow drivind in Houston. Thanks guys!
Shawn
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04-02-2007, 08:56 PM
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Re: Poor Mans Power Streering?? Is there such a thing?
There is a kit its called Power Steering by Armstrong...
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04-02-2007, 09:13 PM
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Re: Poor Mans Power Streering?? Is there such a thing?
Find a highly optioned C-10 armstrong edition with 2-60 air conditioning. just clownin.
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04-02-2007, 09:23 PM
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Re: Poor Mans Power Streering?? Is there such a thing?
HMMM! I see humor is prevelant tonight. I thought I would use the linkage off the Super Rare 3 door Hercules Suburban. Not that the Hercules Package is that rare, just the fact that it is an "OH MY GOSH" 3 door Suburban!! How amazingly rare!
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04-02-2007, 09:38 PM
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Re: Poor Mans Power Streering?? Is there such a thing?
Get a Power steering box, arm, and rag joint from a 68 to 87 C10/C20 (preferably pre 80 to stay away from metric lines). Get the pump/pulleys/brackets from the same vehicle and you have stock GM power steering
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04-02-2007, 09:54 PM
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Re: Poor Mans Power Streering?? Is there such a thing?
Yes there is such a thing as "poor man's power steering". It's called "junkyardin". As Bill said go find a complete used setup and put it on. No fabbing required. Can find it complete for under $50 to $150 normally around here.
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04-02-2007, 10:36 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
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Re: Poor Mans Power Streering?? Is there such a thing?
tI've seen the bearing things you're talkin about, the early corvette guys get them... they cost WAY more than you'd be willing to pay, and you certianly wouldn't call it a poor man's set up... unless you would be refering to AFTER you paid for them.
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04-03-2007, 01:25 AM
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Re: Poor Mans Power Streering?? Is there such a thing?
Also, the bearings wouldn't do much, the effort from manual steering is that you are turning the tire on pavement with the truck's weight on top of it, hence why it gets easier with speed.
Head over to the gym and that'll be poor man's power steering.
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04-03-2007, 01:54 AM
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Re: Poor Mans Power Streering?? Is there such a thing?
I'd be careful to make sure that a gearbox from a 67-72 is used and nothing else! The gearbox in one of my other trucks is from a 73-87 and the steering is too strong. Shouldn't even drive on the freeway.
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04-03-2007, 05:42 AM
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its all about the +6 inches
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Re: Poor Mans Power Streering?? Is there such a thing?
the gear box wouldn't do that, the pump probably has a broken pressure relief spring.
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04-03-2007, 11:44 AM
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Re: Poor Mans Power Streering?? Is there such a thing?
I have the box and pump off a '75. I had to trim the front bumper bracket to clear the box, but other than that, it was a bolt on upgrade.
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04-03-2007, 11:50 AM
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Re: Poor Mans Power Streering?? Is there such a thing?
I remeber these as being the poor mans power steering
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04-03-2007, 01:16 PM
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Re: Poor Mans Power Streering?? Is there such a thing?
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04-03-2007, 06:57 PM
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Too many projects
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Re: Poor Mans Power Streering?? Is there such a thing?
I want one of those to match my dice (or die?) shift knob.
 Those make driving fun, I delivered a customer's 80s Lincoln with one and enjoyed it, as well as running them on tractors and such. What's with hatin' the manual steering? It's just less stuff to break, and is fine going down the road. 
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04-03-2007, 07:53 PM
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Re: Poor Mans Power Streering?? Is there such a thing?
what about the Power asisted that all the 1950's cars had so did the 1960--1967 trucks had a Ram with a powersteering pump they make all the aftermarket parts for it just my 2 cents here is a Pic i think they used this seut up on the 1953 corvett
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