There are two ways to update your steering. First, you could change the pitman arm, second, you could overhaul your box to fast ratio. Let's take a look at the pitman arm swap.

To have "fast ratio" steering, you need longer pitman & corresponding idler arms as those on the ta/aar cars of trams am fame. As these parts for these cars are not made any more by ma mopar, it seemed that this upgrade was futile.

Recently,just suspension has introduced a fast linkage kit including the pitman & idlerarms.this is a bolt in upgrade.the only setback for early a body owners is the output shaft diameter of the early box.this box has a small diameter shaft & the kit is designed for the larger shaft boxes used after 1973.this is also a bolt in item so no problems there.

The only thing left to modify is the internals of the box.the ta/aar cars had different internal turn or bump stops to keep you from over turning the steering.if you install the kit to your box,be careful turning in parking lots or parking the car.there are places that can alter the box to the correct bump stops if necessary.

Second way requires replacing the wormshaft in the box.firm feel has come up with a faster ratio worm shaft.virtually any manual box you find will be 24:1 ratio.the firm feel unit has a 16:1 ratio.if you have a slant 6 car you might want to get a 8 cyl box.the /6 box had bushings,not bearings,which are no longer avaliable.you can put the new worm gear in the /6 box.

With this upgrade there is no pitman/idler arm swaps needed & the bumpstops are incorperated in the worm gear.

Can get the complete rebuild in the Feb 1999 issue of mopar action.

- Roger Kizer