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Rebuilt a steering box?

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I bought a "remanufactured" steering box from Borgeson (www.borgeson.com) and am really satisifed with it. Cost was about $365 shipped and it works really well. There was an article in the first Ford Builder magazine about how these boxes are put together and I was inmpressed by that because I have two locally-rebuilt boxes that are, to put it mildly, junk. Borgeson also offers a 3-year warranty and will pay $40 for your core.

The steering setups in these cars were originally sort of loose, but at the time all were about the same so it didn't make any difference. I believe we have all been spoiled by the feel of the steering systems in our modern cars. I remember reading roiad tests of cars back in the 60s and 70s and remarks were made about how much play there was in a particular car's steering wheel.
 

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I sometimes have flash backs to my last life in the 60s and I recall road tests too.

Just kidding. My dad was born in 52 and my mom in 59, I know nothing of the 60s and that fact makes me smile.
 
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BullittFB said:
Damn, less than three turns from lock to lock??? That´s pretty good, I think that´s the way I´m going to go.
Thanks for the info Moneypit.
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My dad has test driven it BEFORE and AFTER the steering upgrade and he said to him....it seemed too tight....I don't know if that's possible...but I figure it will probably loosen up a bit over time so that's not necessarily a bad thing.
 
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