55-59 4x4 build....STEERING

[yossarian19]

Originally Posted by BOXER957

OK who's done them and what is the best solution for power steering with early 80's axles....c'mon I know you're out there...

You've really got two options for this.
One, the CPP C10 box that mounts the steering gear on the outside of the frame rail.
This is the kit I bought. I don't like it. Bump steer aside, the big PITA with it is that it severely limits your turning radius because the driver's front tire hits the steering box when you turn a hard right. They say something about wheel width in the ads for it... you need to read that as "Will park like a got-damn barge with 29" tires, even with wheel spacers"
With enough lift and the right size tires you could mitigate this, as the tires effectively get skinnier when you get the box higher above the wheel centerline, but if it's a 4x4 you are probably trying to run larger than 29" tires too.
The other option is the CPP steering box that mounts to the original location, inside the frame rail. I've seen this kit. it looked good. The catch is that you are still running a short little drag link instead of cross steer but hey, you can't have everything in life.
I have to wonder if an inside-mounted steering box could be fabb'ed into place with a careful selection of motor mounts, headers & steering intermediate shaft. You'd want it so that the pitman arm could be installed with the joint alongside the passenger's steering arm, ideally.