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northerngmc · 10-01-2009, 10:33 PM

When was power steering first available?

When did it become common?

When did it become standard?

gcburdic · 10-02-2009, 09:24 AM

I can't help on this one, but I hope you don't mind me asking this question too....

What year trucks can I use the power steering setup from as well??

68gmsee · 10-02-2009, 10:14 AM

I'm assuming these are general questions.

I can't answer the "when it was invented" but you can google it and get several responses.

The other questions don't have exact years since p.s. overlapped in a lot models between the years. A lot of us older guys can remember that before the 60's it was not common on most cars and certainly not in trucks. There's no exact years since there were literally hundreds of different models of cars and trucks by the same manufacturer that had p.s. and some that didn't. In the earlier years, say, before the 70's it was an option that you could order.

I noticed power steering becoming more common in the 70's and probably standard in the late 80's and 90's.

ges55 · 10-02-2009, 11:30 AM

If you are talking about 67-72 Chevy trucks, the 67s had power assisted steering. They used the same control valve that was used on the 63-82 Corvette. In 68 they started using real power steering.

northerngmc · 10-02-2009, 02:22 PM

Yes I am thinking 67-72 Chevy trucks.

Was it common to havbe factory PS? And was it more common in 72 than 67/68?

**WIDESIDE72** · 10-02-2009, 09:44 PM

The 67 and possibly 68 (not sure) used a ram assist. In 69 (?) GM went to the "normal" PS set up with a ps box onstead of a ram assist. I dont think PS became standard til 1988 (?) I have never seen a post 1988 truck without PS. 1973-1987 truck boxes will mount to the 69-72 frames, but GM changed to metric lines around 80-82 (?). 67, possibly 68 frame is different.

10-01-2009, 10:33 PM	#1
northerngmc Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Whitehorse YK Canada Posts: 2,651	Power steering When was power steering first available? When did it become common? When did it become standard? __________________ Blaine 59 GMC 9314 a.k.a. Whoopee 68 C20 50th Anniversary a.k.a. The Rat http://www.flickr.com/photos/northerngmc/ http://www.members.tripod.com/P-wee/index_032.htm 1.61803 is one H of a lot better than 3.14159, no really it is!

10-02-2009, 09:24 AM	#2
gcburdic Restoration Virgin! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Huntersville, NC Posts: 8,298	Re: Power steering I can't help on this one, but I hope you don't mind me asking this question too.... What year trucks can I use the power steering setup from as well?? __________________ Geoff with a G 1968 Chevy C10 SWB The Mistress 1972 Custom Deluxe C20 Suburban A Suburban Named Isabella 1966 Ford Mustang Mama's High School Graduation Present

10-02-2009, 10:14 AM	#3
68gmsee Active Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Centrally located between Houston, Austin and Waco. BCS area. Posts: 7,947	Re: Power steering I'm assuming these are general questions. I can't answer the "when it was invented" but you can google it and get several responses. The other questions don't have exact years since p.s. overlapped in a lot models between the years. A lot of us older guys can remember that before the 60's it was not common on most cars and certainly not in trucks. There's no exact years since there were literally hundreds of different models of cars and trucks by the same manufacturer that had p.s. and some that didn't. In the earlier years, say, before the 70's it was an option that you could order. I noticed power steering becoming more common in the 70's and probably standard in the late 80's and 90's.

10-02-2009, 11:30 AM	#4
ges55 BLACK SATIN Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: canton, IL Posts: 266	Re: Power steering If you are talking about 67-72 Chevy trucks, the 67s had power assisted steering. They used the same control valve that was used on the 63-82 Corvette. In 68 they started using real power steering. __________________ 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

10-02-2009, 02:22 PM	#5
northerngmc Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Whitehorse YK Canada Posts: 2,651	Re: Power steering Yes I am thinking 67-72 Chevy trucks. Was it common to havbe factory PS? And was it more common in 72 than 67/68? __________________ Blaine 59 GMC 9314 a.k.a. Whoopee 68 C20 50th Anniversary a.k.a. The Rat http://www.flickr.com/photos/northerngmc/ http://www.members.tripod.com/P-wee/index_032.htm 1.61803 is one H of a lot better than 3.14159, no really it is!

10-02-2009, 09:44 PM	#6
WIDESIDE72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 7,496	Re: Power steering The 67 and possibly 68 (not sure) used a ram assist. In 69 (?) GM went to the "normal" PS set up with a ps box onstead of a ram assist. I dont think PS became standard til 1988 (?) I have never seen a post 1988 truck without PS. 1973-1987 truck boxes will mount to the 69-72 frames, but GM changed to metric lines around 80-82 (?). 67, possibly 68 frame is different.



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