Anybody has the Flaming River manual steering box with a Tuff steering wheel? My rebuilt factory box is acting weird so I'm considering getting the Flaming River box. I know turning is kinda hard but just trying to gauge how hard.
Thanks. I like the Borgeson power box but $700 to start! No thank you!
It's also a quicker ratio than stock so it's 2 turns lock to lock.
This isn't quite accurate. The 16:1 ratio of the Flaming river box is faster than the "regular" stock 24:1 manual box ratio, but there were also 16:1 "fast ratio" manual boxes available from the factory as an option on some of the earlier cars. Also, ALL of the factory power steering box's have a 16:1 ratio.
As far as the number of turns lock to lock:
16:1 = 3.5 turns
20:1 = 4.5 turns
24:1 = 5.5 turns
Mopar Performance used to make a replacement worm gear with a 20:1 ratio, which is why I listed that as well. They're not currently being reproduced, but there are still some out there that pop up from time to time.
Mopar Performance used to make a replacement worm gear with a 20:1 ratio, which is why I listed that as well. They're not currently being reproduced, but there are still some out there that pop up from time to time.
You can still get the 20:1 gear from Firm Feel. I've got one in my box.
http://www.firmfeel.com/a_body_mopar_manual_steering_box_rebuild.html