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| | | | Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 54 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 54 | I'm hoping to put power steering on my 61 GMC 5500 (it's actually a Fire Truck). Anybody know of available kits or have any suggestions? [email protected] | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | Kits, probably not.
Find your parts in a junk yard and make it work, probably your best bet.
I have the power box from a 78 GMC 6500, you may want to look at one of those in your search for the one you need.
I may use it on my 48 2 ton if I ever feel like my first setup is too weak for the truck after the engine swap to Diesel.
For pictures of my swap on an AD truck click below | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 926 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 926 | Does it have an I beam front axle or independent suspension? I used a steering box from a '74 C-60 on my '66 C-60,and it fit without mods. (never hooked up the hydraulics,it drove fine without it.)Only problem I saw was the drag link was a little different length than the original,so I had to re-center the steering wheel and it turned a little sharper one way than the other. That could've been easily cured by matching the length of the newer one to the original. The set up I used had a ram that had one end attached to the tie rod with clamps and the other end connected to the center of the axle,which would require making a bracket since there's no hole for it to bolt to,the hoses would've been the right length to use as is,the set up also came with a cooler.The donor truck had a V-8 so the pump brackets wouldn't fit my 292 six,but that's not hard to cure either.
Basically an easy swap,but requires some parts searching and a little fabrication.
Don't know how much of this will be of use to you,but hope it helps.
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