Steering box

[Macbuick]

Hello,
I hope someone can help me...
I ve the opportunity to buy a steering box, the owner says it comes from a 1982 and younger camaro or firebird.
From left to right it takes 2.25 turns lock to lock, is it really a short ratio?
I would like to put it in my 72 Skylark...is it possible or is there some modifications to do?
Thanks a lot for any help...
i join pictures of it....

David

[MarkM66]

I'd save you money and just buy a good box from ATS or DSE. That quick of a ratio, and probably a very easy feel, will make that a touchy sob. Been there, and that's no good.

[jfman]

A lot of the chevelle guys (a-body just like you) installed Jeep cherokee power steering boxes and they seem to like them.

[Marcus SC&C]

Sounds like a TransAm or Z-28 800 series box. It`ll bolt directly into your car (use your pitman arm) and certainly have a faster ratio than you have now. They weren`t bad for their day but there`s a LOT more to a steering box than just ratio. It`s kinda like describing a motor by saying it has 10:1 compression...and that`s all. Well what kind of cam? What heads? Intake? Carb? etc.etc. It`s the valving of the box that gives it`s road feel,steering effort level and feedback (or not!) and you won`t get nicely weighted effort, great feel or feedback from an old fast ratio box and you certainly won`t get it from a Jeep! If you want something a little better than what you have that one would be fine. If you want the best (and yes you really can feel the difference) you want a Lee box. Their valving and feel is outstanding and they`re blueprinted to really close tolerances so the steering is about as close to a good rack and pinion as you can possibly get.
http://www.scandc.com/leesteering.htm Mark SC&C