jkordzi wrote:
True74yamaha wrote:
Also for those who don't want a rack because you don't like how close the tie rods mount you may want to install a cadillac catera steering box. They fit in our cars like gloves once you make either a frame rail adapter bracket or modify the box and weld on the correct mount. As well as modify the pitman arm. The only other boxes that will fit with modifications again are bmw, volvo,jeep grand chereokee's, and Isuzu. The bmw and volvo boxes I forget the models I apologize these boxes are nearly identical to the catera box. The only difference is the way they mount to the frame rail.
What pitman arm do you use with the Catera box? That was the biggest problem I had when I adapted the Isuzu box - had to weld the mustang section of the idler arm to the Isuzu idler arm because of the different sector shafts.
When doing the catera swap you use the catera pitman arm, and I beleive you just flip it over and it has very close tapper to that of the manual mustang center links from what I've been told. But it im wrong you could simply weld up the tapered hole and then drill and re tapper the hole out to proper dimentions that you need. You don't have a ton of options on the catera pitman it uses a metric size which I beleive is 32-31 taper. The catera box is an xf brand box, that being said it has similar options like it on 90s bmw and Audi. Sorry I've not done the catera box swap personaly on a mustang yet. I How ever have done that catera box swap on a 56 crown Vic, 1932 model B and a couple other of my hot rod buddies cars. It fits awesome fits great compact and looks like it's original some what.
The other box that fits well on the 56 fords, mustangs and other cars is the jeep grand chereokee box. It has a shorter sector shaft then the catera box. but it does have a more common 1.25" sector shaft, this is nice because you can choose from many pitman arms. For it to be used on a mustang If I remember right you'll need to use a Camaro pitman arm and it has a really close taper to the mustang. I have actually made custom pitman arms,centerlinks to adapt to the box. I do know that a lot of people on tri five Chevys that actually will take their stock sector shaft from the steering box and modify it to fit in the saginaw boxes. This way they can use the stock pitman arm that goes with the sector shaft this way they have isues of welding a pitman arm together.
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