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SkylineNXS · 11-11-2007, 11:07 PM

Hey guys, i was wonderin if someone could help me out with this. I like the fact aht the steering in my truck is original, but it is really not ideal for all the tight parking lots around here. I wanted to do an upgrade to power steering. I have a 250 I6 and the trucks a c 10. I was wonderin if anyone who has maybe done this recently could tell me how much in total it would be to make the conversion, appreciate it....and how bout' a pic or two....

BRAD

63 & 64 Bowties · 11-12-2007, 11:19 AM

See if this helps....60-66 P/S thread

04Xrider · 11-12-2007, 12:00 PM

Plan on spending from up to $200.00=low side all used parts, to $500.00=all new parts.

04Xrider · 11-12-2007, 12:12 PM

Here is something else that no one ever seems to mention. When you install the rez kit, it pushes the new gearbox out of alignment of the steering shaft by at least 1/2''. I did not like that at all, so I ended up buying a double ujoint to compensate for the difference, at the cosy of $135.00, but at least now the shaft is not constantly being stressed, and the rag joint should last much longer.

55dude · 11-12-2007, 04:29 PM

dudes! wow a extra $135 for a steering u-joint to use a "bolt-on" kit. i have read about these kits for along time and this is the first time reading about it. welding in a later model frame section is what i usually do and its a fair amount of work and time wise it might cost more that a "bolt on" kit but it's done correctly. seems like wheels are the only thing that truely are "bolt on"

SkylineNXS · 11-13-2007, 12:22 AM

Hey thanks guys, appreciate it. I dont have enough money to do this at the moment anyhow, so it wont be till maybe winter break or spring/summer. Thanks again...

BRAD

11-11-2007, 11:07 PM	#1
SkylineNXS Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 658	Cost of power steering upgrade? Hey guys, i was wonderin if someone could help me out with this. I like the fact aht the steering in my truck is original, but it is really not ideal for all the tight parking lots around here. I wanted to do an upgrade to power steering. I have a 250 I6 and the trucks a c 10. I was wonderin if anyone who has maybe done this recently could tell me how much in total it would be to make the conversion, appreciate it....and how bout' a pic or two.... BRAD Attached Images __________________ 2000 GMC Sierra EXT Cab Short 4x4, finally mine... 1966 C10 SWB Fleet, 250 I6, three on the tree.... Previously Owned.... 1987 Chevy R10 "Silverado" (at least the badges were) Short Step 350 700r4.... 1972 Chevy LWB Fleet 350/350 EXTENDED CAB ALL THE WAY! .._..~...-...._...____ .._..-...______\|_\|__\____ ..-..~.\|_(O)__\|_\|__\|_(O)]

11-12-2007, 11:19 AM	#2
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: Cost of power steering upgrade? See if this helps....60-66 P/S thread __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

11-12-2007, 12:00 PM	#3
04Xrider Registered thread killer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Cookson, OK. Posts: 349	Re: Cost of power steering upgrade? Plan on spending from up to $200.00=low side all used parts, to $500.00=all new parts. __________________ !966 stepside, 350 SB, ZZ-4 roller, Crane roller rockers, 0.030 flat tops, airgap intake, 750 Holley, stainless steel headers, edelbrock SDT mufflers, Mark 8 elec fan, 700R-4, column shift Last edited by 04Xrider; 11-12-2007 at 12:02 PM.

11-12-2007, 12:12 PM	#4
04Xrider Registered thread killer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Cookson, OK. Posts: 349	Re: Cost of power steering upgrade? Here is something else that no one ever seems to mention. When you install the rez kit, it pushes the new gearbox out of alignment of the steering shaft by at least 1/2''. I did not like that at all, so I ended up buying a double ujoint to compensate for the difference, at the cosy of $135.00, but at least now the shaft is not constantly being stressed, and the rag joint should last much longer. __________________ !966 stepside, 350 SB, ZZ-4 roller, Crane roller rockers, 0.030 flat tops, airgap intake, 750 Holley, stainless steel headers, edelbrock SDT mufflers, Mark 8 elec fan, 700R-4, column shift

11-12-2007, 04:29 PM	#5
55dude Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: tacoma wa. Posts: 1,037	Re: Cost of power steering upgrade? dudes! wow a extra $135 for a steering u-joint to use a "bolt-on" kit. i have read about these kits for along time and this is the first time reading about it. welding in a later model frame section is what i usually do and its a fair amount of work and time wise it might cost more that a "bolt on" kit but it's done correctly. seems like wheels are the only thing that truely are "bolt on"

11-13-2007, 12:22 AM	#6
SkylineNXS Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 658	Re: Cost of power steering upgrade? Hey thanks guys, appreciate it. I dont have enough money to do this at the moment anyhow, so it wont be till maybe winter break or spring/summer. Thanks again... BRAD __________________ 2000 GMC Sierra EXT Cab Short 4x4, finally mine... 1966 C10 SWB Fleet, 250 I6, three on the tree.... Previously Owned.... 1987 Chevy R10 "Silverado" (at least the badges were) Short Step 350 700r4.... 1972 Chevy LWB Fleet 350/350 EXTENDED CAB ALL THE WAY! .._..~...-...._...____ .._..-...______\|_\|__\____ ..-..~.\|_(O)__\|_\|__\|_(O)]



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