Lares Corporation provides the rebuilt steering gear units for Rockauto Lares 816 part from Rockauto for 47-53
Lares 815 part from Rockauto for 46
They are the same price - about $275
I bought a rebuilt 1954 truck steering gear from Rockauto.
The arrangement was:
- Lares supposedly had a 1954 truck unit ready to ship
- Upon my receiving the rebuilt unit, I would send my old unit (core)
- All cost paid through Rockauto
For what it is worth (and, for the benefit of other readers), Lares does not know the correct 54/55 truck steering gear/assembly. They shipped me the wrong unit.
Lares does an excellent rebuild, but they would not listen to me about them sending me the wrong unit for 1954 trucks. They told me I must have the 1954 truck power steering unit. I told them they were incorrect about a power steering unit being available from GM for 1954 trucks. They told me that I am incorrect. I said "OK".
After receiving the wrong unit from Lares, I arranged for Rockauto to ship my unit for rebuild, rather than sending my core-unit after receiving the Lares 1954 truck unit.
Here is the good news about dealing with Lares through Rockauto: Rockauto's shipping costs were about 25%-30% of the cost quoted by Lares.
ALSO: Rockauto paid all shipping charges for Lares being wrong about the 1954 unit.
I arranged for Rockauto to ship my unit as the core for Lares to rebuild. Lares did a beautiful job and even painted/primed the unit to my choice of primer-color.
Try this 5% discount code at Rockauto: 3690459B490384
