It's the kit from CCP with a steering box. But I've reengineered it to make
it so easy to install its not funny (drill one hole and lay down two short
beads). I was planning on reworking the stock column to accept a universal
joint just outside the firewall, so the works would be hidden but
functional. It is for the AD frame.
Jon P
-----Original Message-----
From: Williams Grant Civ Det 2 418 FLTS/ENQA
[mailto:Grant.Williams@kirtland.af.mil]
<mailto:[mailto:Grant.Williams@kirtland.af.mil]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 10:36 AM
To: Peters, Jon C
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] HOW WIDE: FRONT TIRES WITH
MANUAL STEERING
Jon - What set up do you have?
Grant
Albuquerque, NM
50 GMC 100
-----Original Message-----
From: Peters, Jon C [mailto:jpeters@sikorsky.com]
<mailto:[mailto:jpeters@sikorsky.com]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 8:08 AM
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
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Subject: RE: [oletrucks] HOW WIDE: FRONT TIRES WITH MANUAL
STEERING
Jeff,
I have the kit to install the later model power steering
onto your truck. I
had it installed and then decided to go full out custom with
Jaguar front
and rear suspension.
If you (or anyone else on the group) want to go this route,
I'll sell it
cheap, otherwise onto E-**y it goes...
Jon C. Peters
Oxford CT
51 GMC = ton w/322 Nailhead
51 Chevy coupe w/ 235 2x1 intake/exhaust
67 C30 flat dump/plow (for sale)
53 Chevy = ton 5 window (for sale)
and the list goes on....
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian J Luebke
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Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 9:10 PM
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
<mailto:oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Subject: [oletrucks] HOW WIDE: FRONT
TIRES WITH
MANUAL STEERING
Don't you know you're supposed to keep
you're hands on the
outside of the wheel when you're driving
these babies off
road?? I learned the hardway too, I think I
broke my thumb,
sore for a week..
but back to the original thread. radials
are better tires
cuz they have more surface area contact with
the road.
This makes them extremely tuff to turn when
stopped or
moving
slow, like when your trying to park, when
you use the
steering the most. hmm, funny how that
works......
I would highly recommend the PS if "ma"
wants to drive it!!
or stick with the old bias ply, they turn
tuff too when
sitting, but not as bad as those radials.
Even so, I've heard that these old
suspensions can be
stressed with these tires. make sure all
your tie rod ends
and such are in good shape and well lubed.
good luck, let us know what you decide.
keep truckin
---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 17:45:49 -0500
>From: john dorsey <jrdorsey@strato.net
<mailto:jrdorsey@strato.net> >
>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] HOW WIDE: FRONT
TIRES WITH MANUAL
STEERING
>Cc: oletrucks@autox.team.net
<mailto:oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>
>Jeff, I'm running 265/70R17s on my panel
and it's a real
bear to steer
>when stopped. Once it's moving it's not
bad. The thing to
think about
>also is where your wife is driving it, if
you have a dirt
driveway or
>sandy roads it's a lot harder. One other
thing is that road
shocks are
>transmitted to the steering wheel and can
yank it out of
your hands if
>you hit a pothole just right. I hit a stump
in my firetruck
one time at
>less than 5mph and my hand was numb for 30
min where one of
the wheel
>spokes caught it.
>
>It's up to you, but if I was going the
engine change route
I
think I
>would go with P/S. The main reason I have
not is I'm
keeping
the
>original engines, but I'm always looking
for original P/S
systems for my
>Chevy 3800 (rare as hens teeth) and my GMC
640 (even
rarer!). Of course
>as long as I'm dreaming I'd like to find an
original
Allison
Automatic
>for my 640 also :-)
>
>Noyes wrote:
>>
>> It is time to put tires on my project
truck. I want to
run radials on my
>> '50 3600 w/350/TH350 with a stock front
end (MANUAL
steering).
>>
>> For the fronts, I'm looking at either
215/85-16, or
235/85-
16 with a
>> relatively smooth tread.
>>
>> Is anyone running 235s with manual
steering? Can my
petite wife steer it?
>> How about with 215s?
>>
>> Is anyone running anything wider with
manual steering?
>>
>> This truck has never run with me as the
owner, and I have
no prior
>> experience.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Jeff Noyes
>> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM
trucks built between
1941 and 1959
>
>--
>John Dorsey
>Wauchula FL
>http://www.strato.net/~jrdorsey
>'49 3800 Chevy Panel
>'52 640 GMC Firetruck
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