manual steering box
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Car: 1984 chevy camaro
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manual steering box
i have a question. what manual steering box can i use in my car? i have an 84 camaro. is it one specific car or multiple. also how hard is it to install one of these? thanks guys!
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Re: manual steering box
You'll need a manual box from an 80's S10 truck. Make sure it had the 4 bolts on the top cover. All you need to do is remove you current box and swap the pitman arm from your Camaro's box to the S10 box and it bolts right up.
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Re: manual steering box
I have also used manual boxes from Chevy Monza and Chevy Vega on thirdgens in the past.
Ditto about swapping the pitman arm.
Ditto about swapping the pitman arm.
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Re: manual steering box
I forgot about the Vega. I should also add that the GMC S15's used the same box as the Chevy S10's. Blazers and Jimmy's of the same body style will probably work too if you can find one with a manual box.
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Re: manual steering box
The older steering boxes such as those from the Vega, Monza and early S10's have a 3 bolt top cover. Although they will work, they're not a direct bolt in like the 4 bolt top cover late model versions.
The early ones have a different sized pitman arm shaft and unless you're swapping the steering shaft right at the rag joint, the input shaft is also smaller.
The early ones have a different sized pitman arm shaft and unless you're swapping the steering shaft right at the rag joint, the input shaft is also smaller.
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