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geoman · 12-02-2007, 11:25 AM

I have no p/s on my 67. I just put new 255/70/15 tires on the front and will be rebuilding the suspension as well.

I want to upgrade to p/s because it is my DD and I have a bad shoulder so I need something a little easier to turn. What is the least expensive and easiest setup to bolt on.

I was thinking of getting a later model saginaw unit with new hoses but which box and pitman arm should I use (stocker?). Anything else I will need to change (i.e. steering shaft).

Thanks!
Mike

bobthecop · 12-02-2007, 02:49 PM

You will have to modify the frame to use a factory set up. There is no indention for the steering box.

Guy58 · 12-02-2007, 04:42 PM

geoman,
Good luck with your conversion. I have a 1967 C10 with manual steering too. I would like to go to power steering but from that first reply it sounds like it may be a little to involved for me. I do have a question for you about those new 255/70/15 tires. Are those tires the same size as the original tires that came on our trucks? Let me know how you make out on that steering project.
Guy

Wrenchbender Ret · 12-02-2007, 05:39 PM

Any 67 up to 87 steering box will fit. Use 67-72 pitman arm. To put one on a 60-66 you need an adapter kit. The 80 up used O-ring type hose connection while the older ones used flare fittings.

**VetteVet** · 12-02-2007, 06:26 PM

If you look above your post you will see a search box just below the welcome Geoman
private messages. If you type in power steering conversion and click the go button it will bring up several pages of threads on the subject. The first two pages have enough info to explain how to do the conversion and have pictures to illustrate the topic. HTH

OlChev67 · 12-02-2007, 07:42 PM

Its not too hard at all. I did it this summer on my 67. VetteVet is right, there is lots of info on how to do it. Make sure to get the right pulley and bracket setup for your motor, lots of info about that too.

BenReed · 01-30-2008, 10:36 AM

I'm in the middle of the same project.

There are tons of pages and posts on the net, but these three are all helpful:

1. The Chevy Truck Page (Realistic DIY approach)

2. Power Steering Upgrade for a Task Force Truck
(or what they didn't tell you when you bought the kit)

3. (I think it was) Classic perform.com had a great article, but it doesn't want to load right now.

12-02-2007, 11:25 AM	#1
geoman Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brandon, FL Posts: 335	power steering conversion I have no p/s on my 67. I just put new 255/70/15 tires on the front and will be rebuilding the suspension as well. I want to upgrade to p/s because it is my DD and I have a bad shoulder so I need something a little easier to turn. What is the least expensive and easiest setup to bolt on. I was thinking of getting a later model saginaw unit with new hoses but which box and pitman arm should I use (stocker?). Anything else I will need to change (i.e. steering shaft). Thanks! Mike __________________ 1967 Fleetside, Sanford and Son Special Ivory/Blue Vinyl, 350/TH-400/12-bolt

12-02-2007, 02:49 PM	#2
bobthecop Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yukon Oklahoma Posts: 2,647	Re: power steering conversion You will have to modify the frame to use a factory set up. There is no indention for the steering box. __________________ Happiness is towing your "new" truck home. 1972 C-10 1982 GMC (parts truck??) 1969 c10 parts truck 1969 C-10 ( my sons) 1992 Silverado 4X4 (now the boys truck)(now mine again) 2002 Tarus (my wife loves that car)

12-02-2007, 04:42 PM	#3
Guy58 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 158	Re: power steering conversion geoman, Good luck with your conversion. I have a 1967 C10 with manual steering too. I would like to go to power steering but from that first reply it sounds like it may be a little to involved for me. I do have a question for you about those new 255/70/15 tires. Are those tires the same size as the original tires that came on our trucks? Let me know how you make out on that steering project. Guy

12-02-2007, 05:39 PM	#4
Wrenchbender Ret Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Overland Park, Ks. Posts: 5,229	Re: power steering conversion Any 67 up to 87 steering box will fit. Use 67-72 pitman arm. To put one on a 60-66 you need an adapter kit. The 80 up used O-ring type hose connection while the older ones used flare fittings.

12-02-2007, 06:26 PM	#5
VetteVet Msgt USAF Ret Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 8,719	Re: power steering conversion If you look above your post you will see a search box just below the welcome Geoman private messages. If you type in power steering conversion and click the go button it will bring up several pages of threads on the subject. The first two pages have enough info to explain how to do the conversion and have pictures to illustrate the topic. HTH __________________ VetteVet metallic green 67 stepside 74 corvette convertible 1965 Harley sportster 1995 Harley wide glide Growing old is hell, but it beats the alternative.

12-02-2007, 07:42 PM	#6
OlChev67 Ever heard of Beech Island?? Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Clemson, SC Posts: 327	Re: power steering conversion Its not too hard at all. I did it this summer on my 67. VetteVet is right, there is lots of info on how to do it. Make sure to get the right pulley and bracket setup for your motor, lots of info about that too.

01-30-2008, 10:36 AM	#7
BenReed Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 4	Re: power steering conversion I'm in the middle of the same project. There are tons of pages and posts on the net, but these three are all helpful: 1. The Chevy Truck Page (Realistic DIY approach) 2. Power Steering Upgrade for a Task Force Truck (or what they didn't tell you when you bought the kit) 3. (I think it was) Classic perform.com had a great article, but it doesn't want to load right now.



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