Electric Power Steering
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denpo
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IIRC there's one guy on CF installing one of these.
Cost a kidney or two, for the price I hope it has progressive assistance.
Not sure how that one works but the GM system uses a counter rotating gear set with opposed clutches. They are huge though. Not sure how you cound fit them behind the dash.
cocobolo
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There are a few outfits with these electric power assist systems now, Flaming River is one, can't remember the others offhand..it's the old timers setting in.
They do fit under the dash, at least on a street rod. You cut out a section of your steering shaft and bolt the unit in place. It sits upright above your column. Installation seems pretty straight forward.
I plan on one for my '35 Chevy. No hydraulics to leak and they are progressive. The more input you give to the steering wheel, the more assist you get. About a thousand bucks. Say it quickly and it doesn't hurt that much.
They do fit under the dash, at least on a street rod. You cut out a section of your steering shaft and bolt the unit in place. It sits upright above your column. Installation seems pretty straight forward.
I plan on one for my '35 Chevy. No hydraulics to leak and they are progressive. The more input you give to the steering wheel, the more assist you get. About a thousand bucks. Say it quickly and it doesn't hurt that much.
mrvette
Phantom of the Opera
SuperBuickGuy
Well-known member
where is it $1,000? the EPAS kit is listed at nearly $6,000 (5950) on Flaming river's website.
The only system I know you could get in cheaper is adapt a Chevy Uplander or Transwhatchamacallit's electric assist rack and pinion steering... that's about $250 plus the steering column parts. It wouldn't be progressive steering unless you've got a speedo sensor
cocobolo
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Unisteer advertises their unit at $999.00. AFAIK it has a speed sensor with the unit. FR is way more pricey, and frankly, it looks about the same.
Loads of vehicles have this EPS now, both import and domestic.
One of the car mags - Street Rodder I think - did a report on the Unisteer unit. Seemed to work well. They tried to overload it and they had to do figure eights for 45 minutes to do so.
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cocobolo
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One little caveat...they (Unisteer) suggest a maximum vehicle weight of 2,900 lbs. Presumably this is to keep the low speed loads within reason.
As an aside, GM had a recall on 1.3 million of their units...seems the electric motor itself in the originals was not up to snuff. Better unit available now. Many GM models have used the EPS.
As an aside, GM had a recall on 1.3 million of their units...seems the electric motor itself in the originals was not up to snuff. Better unit available now. Many GM models have used the EPS.
cocobolo
Member
I got to thinking about the $6K price tag at FR. I remember seeing this price on their site when the unit first came out...damn near gave me another heart attack!
So, what will it be? New LS motor for 6 grand, or power steering, same price....hmmm, I'll need to give that some serious thought. :huh2:
So, what will it be? New LS motor for 6 grand, or power steering, same price....hmmm, I'll need to give that some serious thought. :huh2:
