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View of the steering quickener from under the car. It's a Howe 1.5:1 reducer, and I used Sweet universal joints. The upper is a 3/4" DD/3/4"-36 spline, the lower is 3/4"-36 spline/3/4" smooth bore. I simply cut off the OEM pinion 'rag joint', and turned the shaft down to 3/4" on my friend's crankshaft grinder. Then the lower u-joint is welded to the steering's input pinion. A bracket is going to be welded to the front crossmember to secure the quickener. Stock ratio is 3.9 turns lock to lock, the new ratio will be 2.6 turns. Quick, but not ridiculously so, and still tolerable in a light car with manual steering.
Bobpics02 042
View of the steering quickener from under the car. It's a Howe 1.5:1 reducer, and I used Sweet universal joints. The upper is a 3/4" DD/3/4"-36 spline, the lower is 3/4"-36 spline/3/4" smooth bore. I simply cut off the OEM pinion 'rag joint', and turned the shaft down to 3/4" on my friend's crankshaft grinder. Then the lower u-joint is welded to the steering's input pinion. A bracket is going to be welded to the front crossmember to secure the quickener. Stock ratio is 3.9 turns lock to lock, the new ratio will be 2.6 turns. Quick, but not ridiculously so, and still tolerable in a light car with manual steering.