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Steering box: Ford vs Saginaw unit |
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Eliteman76 
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 Topic: Steering box: Ford vs Saginaw unitPosted: 19-November-2014 at 1:29PM |
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I forgot I took pictures for a reference between a standard Torino "Ford" steering box and the Saginaw unit.
This particular Saginaw box is one I got from from PSquare75. I was going to install in my car but elected to go with a Lares 841 Ford police box. Side by side comparison:         Boss mustang - 1971 - SPAT code indicates this is a quick ratio box. If Paul chimes in, he can better explain the SPAT box.  I'm not using this box and plan on selling it, but I wanted to post up the differences for reference.
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Posted: 19-November-2014 at 3:24PM |
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SPA-T box was a variable ratio Saginaw, about 3 turns lock to lock. Stock Ford box is 4 turns. This is a vast improvement over the stock Ford box. You can also have a Saginaw box rebuilt to be even quicker than this. My car has a 12.7:1 ratio Saginaw, which is less than 3 turns lock to lock.
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Posted: 19-November-2014 at 7:13PM |
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What does each one weigh? Looks like the one on the right in most the pictures has less meat on it.
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Posted: 20-November-2014 at 12:50AM |
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I didn't weigh them, but the Saginaw box is smaller and lighter than my original Ford box.
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Posted: 20-November-2014 at 2:25AM |
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The Saginaw box does weigh less compared to the ford as it lacks all the extra meat around the housing.
I got rid of my stash of old boxes and dropped them off at a local rebuilder as they could possibly reuse parts not being made anymore. |
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