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Do you have a part number? I can't find it on their site. Thanks

I have the Hollanders manual, I'll check. Thanks

That was my first thing to check. Unfortunately it made no difference.

I had my steering box rebuilt 3 years ago and now I have almost a half turn of play at the steering wheel. The box is mounted tight, tie rod ends are good. Have any of you replace the steering box with another box or rack and pinion? I don't want to do a subframe swap. My front end guy suggested a Borgeson 525 Universal box from Summit Racing. Has anyone tried this? Any suggestions are welcome.

As far as I know they found or had an one. The rebuilder is here in Ventura, CA. I will get more info next week. The shop where my car is, uses them often. Full Scale Hot Rods, https://www.fullscalehotrods.com/

The worm & roller as well as bearings/shims are being replaced. I had adjusted and shimmed the box as far as it would go. As far as I know, only the steering case is being reused. All internal parts are being replaced. I will get the name of the rebuilder whe the box is returned next week. Currently the car is at Full Scale Hot Rods in Ventura where the remove and replacement is being done.

I had done this years ago and it did help, but 30 more years of driving and there was no more adjustments to do. Thanks for taking the time to tell me about this. It is appreciated.

Will do. Currently, FULL SCALE Hot Rods in Ventura CA is handling this. The rebuilder is in L.A.. I will have to find out who that is. https://www.fullscalehotrods.com/

Word from the rebuilder is the box can be saved. Most everything inside was junk. Being remanufactured now. Should have it back in a week or so.

Thank you for posting the link. That is helpful.

The once was a kit to install the J-Car (Cavalier, Cimarron, Omega, Etc) rack, but it is no longer available and finding those racks is out of the question as well as it is too light weight for our cars. If my steering box is not repairable, we may have to fab up and modify a Mustang 2 rack. They are readily available and the cars were front heavy with the 302 V8. Power steering or manual. I'm trying to avoid a major fabrication bill. That said, if I have to, I might as well make it a kit for others to buy. Thanks again, I do appreciate the input.

Thanks James, I have adjusted the box a number of times over the past 30+ years. It was beyond adjustment at this point with to much play to be safe. I will see what the shop says later this week. The car is a hot rod, but clearance was not the issue. Thanks again for your input.

Just sent the steering box out to hopefully be rebuilt. If it is not rebuildable, is there a modification that others are doing to replace the box with something newer ?

I had the 3.90 rear with a built 216. Ran great down the freeway with 235/78 x 15 tires.. Didn't have a tach, but would run from LA to San Francisco and get 20mpg at 65 mph. Taller tires are cheaper and easier than a rear end swap.

Last I check Grant does not make an adapter or list an adapter for the '48. I've thought about changing too, but that was the issue. I just fixed and repainted mine to match the interior.