steering box sugestion???

I have a model a sedan channeled 3 inches. I am looking for a steering box that will work the best for the lowest money. Speedway has a corvair already reversed but it is almost 400 bucks. Anything I can go out and look for??

 

I used a MOdel A box on my T- bucket. A lot of people don't like them cause they're old and weak. On a lightweight car they work fine. Ask around and I bet someone's got one for damn near nothin'. I got mine for free from a 'street rodder' who didn't want it anymore. PM me if ya want one and can't locate one. I know where a couple are.

 

ive got one that looks a lot like the mustang cros ster i only want 50.00 for it , i had one yust like it on a27 tub that work great its an easer mount that the vaga cross ster. let me know if you intrested . weeds from columbia mo

 

How about early 50's vintage Ford pickups .I hear they work well in Model A's and you can usually get one cheap or free from some one who clipped their truck.

 

You didn't say anything about the front suspension,,,,but for the sake of arguement I will step out on a limb and ***ume(*** U ME) a transverse spring and axle,,,,,,,,,,the early mustang will work,the 50's f-100 boxes and the ever popular chevy Vega box works well.HRP

 

I have an early econoline I plan to use. I got the steering, pedals and 2 axles for like $30 from a junk yard.

 

Since the body has been lowered over the frame, how about lowering the steering box as well ? You could have the pitman arm pointing up instead of down. That would help achieve a level drag link which, in turn, would make minimizing bump-steer easier. I have a '67 Volkswagen bus gear that might work perfectly in this configuration. It has a mount that swivels so adapting it to the underside of your frame rail would be a snap. Another advantage is it's a modern design gear as opposed to a Model A unit which was junk when new.

 

if you point the pitman arm in the opposite direction, your steering will be backwards.

 

I used a '65 mustang manual box,from a 6 cyl. It has the one piece shaft. It was made for cross steer,but I made a mount to put it on it's side. The pitman arm was straightend,and now points up. This puts it parrelell to the bones for almost no bumpsteer. Sparky

 

For cross steerMustang 65/66 not seperate from the stering column. Mustang 67/69 has a rag joint.
Cross steer GM Saginaw 525 most mid size non power steering boxes. even reasonable new.
side steer Ford truck F-1 boxes 48/56
Of course the Vega $$$ and Corvair $$$

 

Keepem comin fellas, this gives me some kind of an idea of what I need to find.

 

Corvair box, not reversed. Mounted under the frame rail.


Mutt

 

Steering boxes from Chevy Astro vans are popular and don't need to be reversed.

 

The later Model A boxes work fine. They cost short $ to rebuild. You should keep the tire width about the same as stock- not much mechanical advantage to them. Shorten the pitman arm 1 1/2 inches makes them steer much easier. Use more bracket and bracing than you would think- lots of forces required to make your car go down the road.

 

I took a couple of pictures of the '67 VW van box I referred to in my earlier post. You can see the channel shape to the good-looking mount that would be close to the Model A frame width. The frame would drop, with minor alteration, into that channel and could be secured with 2 bolts from the bottom and/or 3 bolts from the side.. Another feature that makes this thing attractive is the mount swivels around the snout which would allow you to set the column at any angle that works for you. You can see the two pinch bolts at the very bottom that secure the mount to the gearbox snout once you have it in place where you want it.

Oh, yeah....and it steers the correct way in this configuration.

 

I'll go huntin at the junk yard this week. thanks fellas