Borgeson Power Steering Thoughts....

junkyardhero said

the borgeson is definitely "tighter" and has a very modern car feel.

from a standpoint of can you do something similar for less money, i think you could get most of the way there with a stock box that's upgraded and used bits for a little less but not like an order of half the price or anything. but the borg box is still lighter, smaller and has better feel.

for a straight pull the trigger drop in the BAC's kit is hard to beat. i've installed a few and it's dead nuts easy work. although, i've not done it on anything pre 67 i imagine the install would go just as swimmingly. everything was good quality, well packaged, paint/powder coat and fittings.

if i were converting my car, i'd opt for just the box and then piece together the peripherals because i'm a dedicated cheapskate.

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First off, you cannot get the same by rebuilding a stock Mopar unit. There will still be the common 11:00 to 1:00 free play in the wheel.



Within this range, the wheel moves but the tires don't. Call it slop, free play or whatever, every Mopar steering box has it whether it has been rebuilt or not. It is a design feature/flaw that cannot be completely eliminated. These steering boxes are between 35-60 years old and no new parts are available. Rebuilds get done with refurbished old parts which will still have that slop in the steering. The Borgeson is a new unit. You're starting with zero wear, zero miles.

Secondly, yeah...you can piece it together but sometimes that ends up saving you nothing. The Bergman hybrid coupler also isn't cheap but it makes this swap a bolt in job that is reversible if you decide to go back to stock or something else. No modifications to the steering column.