Switch to manual steering

[sam z]

Thinking about switching the car to manual steering. Going to sniff around at
Carlisle for a box. Any thoughts ahead of time on difficulty level or precautionary
measures?

 

[69hemibeep]

Stay away from a stock box that has a quick ratio kit like 16:1. They are selling it because they couldnt turn it, it gets worse with wide tires. Mine is manual and its ok on the road but a handfull in a parking lot and thats with a hemi on top of the tires.

 

[mac]

you will need a longer steering column shaft.

 

[moparstuart]

you will need a longer steering column shaft.

story of my life :lmao: :lmao: oh sorry TMI

 

[sam z]

Thanks for the info guys. On the steering column shaft, is this done swapped from the engine
bay or from up above?

 

[mac]

Thanks for the info guys. On the steering column shaft, is this done swapped from the engine
bay or from up above?

you may be able to buy an adapter for this switch. this is an example, but i am sure there are other sources.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-MOPA ... ccessories

 

[SomeCarGuy]

You can get an adaptor and use what you have when you go from power to man.

Drop all the weight, and I mean ALL the weight you can from the front of the car.

I have aluminum intake, WP, WP housing, headers, and battery is in the trunk. I have 205 wide tires and life is good. One day I will have an aluminum master and that will be about all I can do unless I spring for aluminum heads. I even have aluminum pulleys. The 383 is a tad lighter than the 440 was as well.

You'll need all the help you can with an elephant in there.

 

[ACME A12]

You'll need all the help you can with an elephant in there.

I think you have Sam and Jack mixed up...Sam's car has a 440...Jack is installing the elephant if I have kept the posts straight...which isn't likely...

:jester:

 

[sam z]

Thanks for the tip on the adapter. Costs $170...hmmm....must say hemi on
the packaging somewhere!

 

[SomeCarGuy]

You mean it isn't one of those 440 Hemi engines I always hear about?

 

[sam z]

Na, I replaced my 440 Hemi with a regular old 440 rocket four bolt main. Much better
engine.

 

[Plymouthfan]

My 440 was out of a Hemi Thunderbolt!

 

[dodgem1]

you will need a longer steering column shaft.

story of my life :lmao: :lmao: oh sorry TMI

+1 on that,lol,that my case in everthing!!it always needs to be longer :brickwall: -jeff in st.louis

 

[69hemibeep]

you will need a longer steering column shaft.

story of my life :lmao: :lmao: oh sorry TMI

+1 on that,lol,that my case in everthing!!it always needs to be longer :brickwall: -jeff in st.louis

You know there are alot of new products out that can help with that :lmao:

 

[ACME A12]

+1 on that,lol,that my case in everthing!!it always needs to be longer :brickwall: -jeff in st.louis

You know there are alot of new products out that can help with that :lmao:

Speaking from experience again Mr. Sponge Bob...??? :lmao:

I get more junk mail in my inbox for all of that crap...

:jester:

 

[Hoosier Bird]

+1 on that,lol,that my case in everthing!!it always needs to be longer :brickwall: -jeff in st.louis

You know there are alot of new products out that can help with that :lmao:

Speaking from experience again Mr. Sponge Bob...??? :lmao:

I get more junk mail in my inbox for all of that crap...

:jester:

You guys should have called me....I just finished building the tooling that packages enzyte and I had about 1000 of them laying around here. I was going to try it but I figured it would be like heating something up with a torch. It ends up shorter than it started when it cools off............ :lmao: