Using a longer pitman arm on PS conv.

nevrenufhp · Post by **nevrenufhp** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:05 pm

Just wodering if there's anything that will work to speed up the steering when I get around to doing the disc & power steering conversion. This non- power is wearing me out, since all I do is city driving, and I drive it 6 days a week. I'm shooting for a Saginaw box, so I was thinking I could get a little longer arm to give it a little sportier feel.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:12 pm

you wotnneed it. once you put the power steering on. it will be like night and day in the difference. the lock to lock on the stering wheel is different from manual steering to power. so it makes for fewer turns of the wheel too. i dotn recall what the difference was in lock to lock for each box but it is posted on the site in the forums someplace.

kaptnkaos · Post by **kaptnkaos** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:40 pm

Best thing I ever did for my '68... I can't believe I drove it for 20 years w/o PS

Post by **70_F100** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:49 pm

I've got P/S on my 70 F-100.

If there was a longer pitman arm that would work, I'd love to get one.

I'd love to get that "sporty" feel in the steering.

Mine is about 3-1/2 turns, lock-to-lock.

Maybe it's just the 6-foot diameter steering wheel that Ford put on these back in the day... LOL

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:58 pm

if you like these steering hweels get on out of a f600 and try and use that to steer with.

JMcTurnan · Post by **JMcTurnan** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 8:38 pm

I use suicide knobs it gives you a workout oh YEA!

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 9:00 pm

i try to have my wife do it.

Post by **70_F100** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 9:09 pm

I drove an F600 school bus when I was in high school.

You could almost use the steering wheel for a ferris wheel!!!

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 9:09 pm

ferris buller?

Post by **70_F100** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 9:12 pm

Yeah, I guess so. High school, and all of that...

my2beamtk · Post by **my2beamtk** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:21 am

JMcTurnan wrote:I use suicide knobs it gives you a workout oh YEA!

Have you ever had one to break of in your hand ? thats how they got the name you know

. Hope I'm not meeting you when it happens . You have a good day now , until that knob breaks .

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