Jetstar 88 steering box upgrade

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Old October 21st, 2014, 03:24 PM
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Jetstar 88 steering box upgrade

Does anybody know of any steering box upgrades for my 64 Jetstar 88. I would like to get rid of the one finger steering effort. I prefer my steering a little firmer.

I have read about the Grand Cherokee swap for the A bodies but cant find anything for bigger cars.
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Old October 23rd, 2014, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by enginenine
Does anybody know of any steering box upgrades for my 64 Jetstar 88. I would like to get rid of the one finger steering effort. I prefer my steering a little firmer.

I have read about the Grand Cherokee swap for the A bodies but cant find anything for bigger cars.
The full size cars use the same box. Just swap the pitman arm from your old box onto the new one. The newer boxes have the problem of the metric fittings, so you'll need adapters like those sold by Speedway Motors and others.
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Thank you Mr. Joe.
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Old October 11th, 2015, 09:01 AM
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Just a follow up on this. I had a good steering box from a 91 Jeep wrangler. It bolts up the same as the others and works fine. Good firm steering feel and the same turning radius.
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I was gonna say the swapping the Saginaw PS box is nearly unlimited as long as you use your PS pitman on it. The 2nd gen Trans Am and Formula box are nice fast ratio swapped into a 60's ride, too short turning radius for some though. I bet that Jeep box feels awesome, Cool.

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