cowl steering

ever heard of anyone ever using tractor steering for cowl conversion i found one for free complete ,wheel drag link all there have to figure out how to extend the shaft out the side but doable maybe

 

what is the ratio? How many turns lock to lock?

 

I had to remove a tractor box from a 29 roadster project my friend bought it was a 1 to1 ratio so it was super hard to steer and would have been impossible to drive.

 

I don't know about tractors but I have heard about old time racers using Ross boxes out of combines.

 

funny you should mention that ,bib overalls, it is a ross box''''''

 

btttttt okay its 4 turns lock to lock

 

bttttttt

 

Stock 38 Chrysler Imperial is 21 turns lock to lock, with a big steering wheel. With tiny front tires and a light motor the tractor box might work, but otherwise I would guess the steering effort might be too much.

 

I think that Chrysler box is 5-1/4 turns lock to lock. It has a 21:1 ratio, but the sector gear is just 1/4 of the circle, or possibly even less.

 

There is a lot of difference in how many turns lock to lock and the steering box ratio.
Most cars have a ratio between 17 and 21. The 17:1 boxes are called high performance unless they have power steering in which case they are called grocery getter steering boxes.