I found a 71 c10 steering box locally. Just wondering if there are certain yrs of the 2wd steering boxes that are better than others for crossover steering swap?
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What 2wd steering box for crossover steering?
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In a squarebody the early ones are a flare fitting, the later ones use an o-ring. Match the hoses to your application. I would assume a 71 is the flare.
I think you will need a 73 up for your rig. And make sure you get the right fitting. If yours is a 89 you’ll need a box with the o ring style lines, I think.
Actually I believe they are the same. I installed an 86 box on a 70 frame before. As mentioned make sure you check flare vs o ring.
The casting is identical between flare fittings and oring fittings. GM just added a suffix by stamping a letter at the end of the casting number to make it easy to identify on the oring version.
Speedway motors has the fittings to make either one fit the other
Picked it up and has a remanufactered stamp on it. And oring style hose adapters so I am good. Now just need frame plates to weld in. Thanks everyone.
