Any suggestions for adding power steering to a 1953 C cab with a 350 Chevy engine and stock suspension? I would like to change to a tilt wheel column also. Allen
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16 years ago
Any suggestions for adding power steering to a 1953 C cab with a 350 Chevy engine and stock suspension? I would like to change to a tilt wheel column also. Allen
CarKB.comhttp://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/studebaker/200710/1 I have owned C cab pickups with stock and modified engine/suspension set-ups. The last two that I owned had Camaro/Firebird front subframes. This gives you a better ride, disc brakes, power steering, the tilt wheel that you want and goes with the 350 Chevy that you have (mine had 350 & 400). Basicly agreeing with Barry, but with a different subframe. I have seen them done with a full GM truck frame, but not with a truck "subframe".
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It's also possible to add a Saginaw power steering box to the stock Stude truck front axle, if it's not a Champ with the weird steering linkage. Dave Lester's C-cab, Goliath, had such a setup.
IMHO, the stock beam axle and parallel-leaf front suspension on a Stude truck does not ride or handle badly at all on decent paved highways. They do tend to track very straight. Where the shortcomings become apparent is on rough or washboard roads.
Gord Richmond
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very straight.
supercharger set up has a GM saginaw power steering box and turner dics brakes. it drives straight and stops straight. my buddy ken marvel has a 51 with a built
289 with the same power steering/ disc brake setup along with a flaming river tilt column and he has had a similar experience. edJust added a GM steering box to a '56 Transtar last year.. It had a Stude engine, so it should be even easier with an SBC... Used a tilt S-10 steering column...
"satdoc2 via CarKB.com" wrote...
Allen,
I have a cadilac tilt/telescoping steering column that I bought several years ago when I was thinking about putting an automatic in my old Lark. I would let it go for what I have in it. $100 plus shipping. I can take some pictures if interested.
I've been told that the Chevy Frame is only a about half an inch wider than the Stude frame and that there was no need to sub frame, just use spacers and bolt the Chevy suspension on the stock frame. Of course, you then have the problem of a different wheel bolt pattern between front and rear.
Now tell them the other part too, you can also use your old steering column too!
Jeffy, we want to know more. . .
Rick (Jeff, explains it better) Courtier
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