Steering column with a quickener?

[Motorcitydak]

Not sure if there is a better place to put this, but I want to run a 1.5/1 steering quickener and would have to hack up my steering column to do so. Is there a universal one out that that I cannot find that comes with a quickener pre-installed? The car is a '68 Charger so I can always sell my factory column to those guys who have to have stock (see:boring) cars

[jamesinark]

I do a lot of shopping out of circle track catalogs and there is a strong dirt track and short paved track running modifieds in the western part of the state and I have seen about everything you can imagine when it comes to circle track.There are a lot of fanatical dirt trackers in the area as well as I said before IMCA and different classes of modifiedsand I can't recall any columns with integral quickeners unless you buy a whole kit from quick release steering wheel adapter all the way to the final u-joint at the box.That is the only way I know of to get the whole thing without hacking your existing one up.You can go that route with some light fab work and buy a bolt on turn signal switch and the housing which will bolt on to the tubular brace or the outer housing of the column.I think Speedway has something like your looking and/or you might try Stock Car Products.But most guys will tell you on this site to either have your box reworked and revalved or change it to an aftermarket equivalent or a factory hi-po equivalent.Good luck.

[Bryce]

I was thinking about putting a quickener inplace of the intermediate shaft on a rack and pinion. In between the steering shaft (column) and rack. And change the quickener based on track type or intended driving. Quick for a tight course and slow for drag or street.

Not sure if it would work but just had the idea. The thing I see as a problem is the offset between the input and output shaft on the quickener.

[jamesinark]

you might try a double u-joint as they are reccomended in just such conditions.They are supposed to help correct some of the binding as well as add more room for misalignment.Try Speeway.com ,Day motorsports,or Stock Car Products for that part plus a whole lot of other options.