Steering quickener on the street

[JJSmitches]

Does anyone use a steering quickener similar to this
http://http://www.speedwaymotors.com/xq/asp/strBase_List./hilt./source./base_no.91032208/str_base_no.91031946%2C91031947%2C91031953%2C91031 955%2C91032050%2C91032051%2C91032200%2C91032208%2C 91032219%2C91032231%2C91032234%2C91032240%2C910322 45%2C91032246%2C91032251%2C91032253%2C91032285%2C9 1032299%2C91032300%2C91032310%2C/header_title.Keyword+Search/page_name.search%2Fkeyword%5Fresults%2Easp/search_type.steering/search_option.AllWords/deptsearch./deptSearch_id./dept_id./dept_id_p./dept_name./dept_name_p./ShowImages.yes/sq.60/cont.1/intPgNo.4/redirect./qx/product.htm

on their street car? My steering box is only a year or sold old and when it was replaced the shop put in a slower box than what was in it when I purchased the car. When I took it back they tried to explain that they didnt do anything wrong and that the part was correct for the year vehicle I have.

Im thinking since my box is still so new I could purchase one of these quickeners rather than spend more money on a completely new box.

Any comments or suggestions?

[David Pozzi]

Installing a steering quickener would be a beating since it needs to be solidly mounted up under the dash and there isn't room. Plus a newer box will be faster and have better feel.

A good piece of advice I was given was: "Sometimes your first loss is your best loss". It means better to take a loss on the box and just get a better one than trying other less viable methods to get around the problem. Make the best of it and sell your rebuilt box to someone who is restoring a stocker, it will fit lots of 60's and 70's cars.

[wally8]

I can't see why it would be a problem.

Actually a quickener is quicker, you can get them in 2:1 if 1.5:1 isn't quick enough.

You should be able to mount one of these somewhere:

http://www.colemanracing.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=2_1487

Modifieds tear up steering boxes like crazy so using a quickener is much cheaper overall. We've never had one go bad even though quite a few boxes were replaced.


Wally