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Yep, 20:1 on the '60-'61 A-bodies. That is 4½ turns lock-to-lock.
So why did they change from a good 20:1 ratio to a poor 24:1 ?
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| Author: | mightyss [ Fri Apr 11, 2008 12:50 pm ] |
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anyone have the ratios on a 61 lancer steering gear . car has manual steering..............steve |
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| Author: | HyperValiant [ Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:24 pm ] |
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The 61 still has the Saginaw box and should be a 20:1 ratio. HyperValiant |
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| Author: | SlantSixDan [ Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:26 pm ] |
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Yep, 20:1 on the '60-'61 A-bodies. That is 4½ turns lock-to-lock. |
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| Author: | emsvitil [ Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:05 pm ] |
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Quote: Yep, 20:1 on the '60-'61 A-bodies. That is 4½ turns lock-to-lock.
So why did they change from a good 20:1 ratio to a poor 24:1 ?
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| Author: | Joshie225 [ Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:24 pm ] |
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My best guess would be so they could use one steering box in all cars big and small. C-bodies and B vans got a heavier duty box though. Since vans and cars share steering boxes I put a '78 Dodge B-body power steering box in my '72 B300. The manual steering in the van wasn't too bad until you had to back up a trailer. It was my tow rig so I gave it power steering. |
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| Author: | mightyss [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:26 am ] |
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thnx hyper and dan, that would explain why it steers better than my manual 63 valiant(24:1) did ......................ss |
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