Comparing Borgeson's power steering box to the mopar OEM box

69_340_GTS said

Your steering shaft has to be cut. It is way, way, way too long. There is no adapter that will make that unnecessary! The adapter/u-joint/coupling is not the reason for cutting the shaft. The power steering box is longer. I did my Borgeson conversion many years ago and I went from manual to power steering, had to cut mine, but I can't recall the dimension. Isn't it in the instructions? Or, call them, I bet they know the exact dimension. Also, I had none of the problems you mention with the mounting holes. (I would not be surprised if their QC suffered when they moved down south, leaving CT for the cheaper labor.) Good luck!

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hey GTS... i have a lot of Barracuda parts. i'm pretty sure the OEM mopar power steering shafts are shorter than the OEM shafts that were used for manual steering cars because the original mopar PS box is a LOT bigger and longer than the aluminum manual box.

i ordered the "mopar type" OEM steering shaft connector that "Car Nut" above suggested. the way the original OEM connector is designed to go on the original steering shaft, there is about 2" of "play" or distance inside the connector when the OEM shaft is installed. that was a "driver steering wheel impact" safety design required by the Feds. in 1969. i'm hoping that the shorter OEM mopar shaft for their large PS box will bolt up to the connector that Car Nut suggested.

when i get the above OEM style connector, i'll take some pics with the OEM steering shaft and Borgeson box and post them.