Borgeson power steering conversion for a 67

[kurupt_03]

I'm thinking of purchasing the Borgeson power steering conversion kit (999020) for my 67 mustang. I'm wondering what everyones opinion is on this kit.

I know the box is a little bigger than the manual 19:1 box I have now. I've got a T5 with hydraulic linkage so I don't think that will cause any clearance issues. The only thing I'm concerned with is the long tube headers on my 289.

Does anyone have any experience with this kit? Any other things I need to look out for?

[jahearne]

I'm about to do the same on my '66. Headers are definitely a problem with our car.

[islandboy33]

I have Doug's Longtube headers on my 66 with no clearance issues regarding the Borgeson kit.

[gimpystoy]

CJ's has it on sale NOW

[a12play12]

Have Hooker long tubes on my 68, plenty of room with the borgeson box.........

love it!

[kurupt_03]

Did you guys have any troubles with the install?? I know I may have some troubles removing the old box.

[RobR54]

I have the JBA shorty headers and I had to dent 1 tube to clear the Borgeson box. Other than that, everything looks good.

[islandboy33]

Originally Posted by kurupt_03

Did you guys have any troubles with the install?? I know I may have some troubles removing the old box.

The only issue I had was finding the correct Serpentine Pulley for the Saginaw pump to match my March Pulley set up. Other than that it was pretty straight forward...took our time with the install and finished in a weekend

[Steve Burton]

Installed mine this summer. I have a 428 shoe horned into my 68 convertible, and had to grind off the corner off the new, and drop the exhaust to get the old out.

Also had to colapse the steering column an inch or so. I believe the 67 is not colapseable, but the 68 is, so may have a mod there.

I am very happy with the performance, and it makes my car very driveable. Keep in mind that its recommended you put 4 degrees of castor on the alignment, as it will make the car drive much better.

In order to achieve the 4-5 degrees, I am going to order the Global West uppoer control arm that has 3 degrees of castor built in.

1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 Mustang Plus 3 upper control arms Part# MNR-733

I would definitely do it again.

[Phydeauxman]

How does this setup compare (performance, cost, install) to a power rack-and-pinion setup?

[redcoupe]

I'm currently very unhappy with mine. I'm running the Borgeson box with a Fox body pump and serpentine belt. I initially used "Power Steering Fluid". After about 5 miles the box starts leaking. I return the box to Borgeson and they test it and tell me the box is fine. I put the box back in, fill it with Type F transmission fluid and after 100 miles it leaks like crazy. The seal on the bottom of the shaft is about half blown out. Borgeson replaced the box at this point. I now have 1000 miles on the car and the box is leaking again. This time it appears to be from the top of the box. I haven't had time to look for this leak yet. I'm very dissatisfied and am contemplating going back to a manual box if I have to pull this thing out of the car again. Based on my experience I'll give it two thumbs down and recommend avoiding this swap.