I hear new cars mostly have electric power steering. Are there any aftermarket brands that would work on my 57 belair? Thanks in advance
I hear new cars mostly have electric power steering. Are there any aftermarket brands that would work on my 57 belair? Thanks in advance
The only one I've ever seen is a Flaming River unit that was $3500 or so, and that was a bare unit that would need a bunch of other parts to install it and have it work.
I saw someone claim on another site that he knew how to adapt one from a late model. When I queried him for details and photos, he said it was intuitively obvious and didn't say anything else.
The electric assist adds diameter to the column, where that bulge is would be a big deal on whether it would fit another car. Another unanswered question for me - does it work just by supplying electrical power, or does it need sensors and/or a body control module/computer to work?
It's probably early for this, but it's coming, and someone will be a pioneer.
Cpp was selling them on Ebay about 3-4 years ago, from a Toyota I think, but they pulled it after a few weeks, maybe they got scared of liability.
I just did some googling on this. Flaming River no longer has it on their website except for an internal website link that didn't work. I did find a photo of one. It had an electric motor attached to a steering box. This wouldn't package well in a 55-57. The unit did have a control box - so I think that an adapted OEM unit would have one too.
I did find some references to OEMs that used this. Apparently Toyota has for a while. I think that some of the smaller GM FWD cars have had them for a few years.
56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension
Other vehicles:
56 Chevy 2-door BelAir sedan
56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
57 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
1962 327/340HP Corvette
1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
2001 Porsche Boxster S
2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax
Not "intuitively obvious" from my perspective. Interesting article. The Cog Belt bothers me a bit though. I'm certain they have been tested but unless it's made frome something other than what standard belts are made from there is a failure waiting to happen - can you say - RECALL.
Nick, those cog belts are used for cam timing as well as many other things where they see a lot more severe use and they last a long time. In this application I think they see very little stress and should last at least as long as the rack itself. I think it's probably as reliable as the hoses and pump on a hydraulic power steering system. Besides, if it fails you still have steering, just like with hydraulic steering. I don't think this is totally drive by wire.
56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension
Other vehicles:
56 Chevy 2-door BelAir sedan
56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
57 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
1962 327/340HP Corvette
1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
2001 Porsche Boxster S
2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax
Here is a place I found for the steering in my 56 Chevy 210. Hope you have success with this.
Sparky
http://americanpowertrain.com/c-3198...-steering.html
Did you buy and install it?
Wow, $2750 but it's a pretty cool setup. Looks like you have to use it with a manual box or rack. I only see them for C1 or C2 corvettes but perhaps it could be adapted to other cars. I'll just about bet that's some OEM setup modified for that application.
56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension
Other vehicles:
56 Chevy 2-door BelAir sedan
56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
57 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
1962 327/340HP Corvette
1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
2001 Porsche Boxster S
2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax