91 S10 manual steering box,questions?
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91 S10 manual steering box,questions?
Hey guys I've been doing some searching here on the board about manual boxes and here in the local pick and pull I found a box from a 91 s10 4 cylinder.I know some have said that it takes 7 turns lock to lock with these boxes but before I removed it from the truck it on took 4 turns lock to lock.
I know this is strange to me because with my power steering in my car now it only takes 1 1/2 turns from lock to lock.Did they make tighter ratio boxes for some of these trucks or is it normal?It has the 4 bolt cover on it just for clarification. Does anybody know?
I know this is strange to me because with my power steering in my car now it only takes 1 1/2 turns from lock to lock.Did they make tighter ratio boxes for some of these trucks or is it normal?It has the 4 bolt cover on it just for clarification. Does anybody know?
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Not totally sure about the year that is desireable, but it is my understanding that the early 80s box, with the four bolt cover is the one. I recently put one on my car, that I had won on Ebay, and it had the seven turn, lock to lock. Maybe being a 91, they could have changed. While the box was sitting on my work bench, I turned the splined shaft, and it was seven. Three and a half turns, put the flat part of the splines straight up, and thats where I installed mine, wheels straight. A frontend alignment will get it all perfect.
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Car: 1991 Camaro RS
Engine: LO3
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.42 LS1
Driving on the street, or on the freeway, how would you describe the difference ? Is it really hard to turn, do you have to turn the steering wheel a lot and real fast to make a sharper turn ?
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Car: 88 iroc-z/28
Engine: 408 lsx
Transmission: 5800 stall
Axle/Gears: 4.71
only have problems making hard left turns.... parking lots...etc. gotta turn the wheel a few times to do this.
i actually cannot feel a difference from skinnies to iroc rims with 245's on my setup.
i actually cannot feel a difference from skinnies to iroc rims with 245's on my setup.
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