Many cars and trucks of yesterday have been relegated to weekend-warrior status, as more modern modes of transportation are called in to put on those daily-driver miles. In most instances, we welcome this shift, allowing only the most fun miles to crawl around the odometers of our prized car or truck. And if we’re honest, we also enjoy the nice, tight steering and straight-line handling of our modern cars during each of those mediocre, daily miles. But, if there was a way to upgrade the steering of our vintage rides — would we drive them more? Could we better enjoy each mile put on those rotating odometers? The answer is yes on both counts, and we set out to do just that for our 1964 Chevelle with a steering upgrade featuring a Borgeson power steering box and an IDIDIT tilt steering column.
Being a floor-shifted drop-top, this car was built for chasing the sunset with our favorite tunes on the radio. We wanted to tighten up the steering, but also wanted to update the dash-side as well with a tilt column and a more modern steering wheel to allow for easier entry and egress.
Our ’64 Chevelle has given us many miles of enjoyment but it was time to tighten the steering from top to bottom. Our IDIDIT column will mount to the new Borgeson steering box with a new pair of universal joints and intermediate shaft, removing the rag joint completely for super-precise steering.
Our Chevelle has been updated over the years and has given us many miles of smiles, but it was time to revisit its lane-guidance system with the intent of driving it more. It’s easy to get used to the nice, tight steering of a powered rack-and-pinion system, but our Chevelle’s chassis was never intended to compete with today’s automobiles.
We wanted to tighten the steering in our Chevelle but didn’t want to re-engineer its entire geometry. Thankfully, the folks at Borgeson have created a bolt-in upgrade with its Street & Performance Series of steering boxes to close the gap between today’s modern cars and our super-cool, vintage rides.
Removing the old steering box isn’t complicated, you need to unbolt the rag joint, disconnect the hoses, and then use a puller to remove the Pitman arm. Once everything is disconnected, three bolts fasten the box to the frame. Just be ready to hold the box and lower it down out of the frame. Be warned, these power steering boxes are heavy.
This new quick-ratio power steering box is designed as a bolt-in replacement for the Saginaw-series…
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