best steering gear

[bricklayer]

should i rebuild orginal, buy new oem or get flameing river gear for power steer, 1969 charger thanks  tom

[Chatt69chgr]

If you are talking about the steering box, I would get one from Firm Feel.  They sell either a rebuilt 72 and down unit or a rebuilt 73 and up unit.  The 73 and up is apparently a better design and is less prone to leak.  It does use a larger sector shaft so your pitman arm won't fit it.  You have to buy a 73 up pitman arm which does but the neat part is otherwise, the pitman arm is the same so it hooks right up to your draglink.  You keep the hose connection plate off the top of your 69 unit and bolt it on the newer 73 unit as the hoses exit slightly different.  Firm Feel doesn't include this plate since they tell you to reuse your old one.  Most on here go for the Stage 2 reaction spring.  Forgot to say that the newer style pitman arm is around $50 from Rock Auto and is a Moog part.  The older pitman arm is available from Rareparts and costs something like $110 plus or minus I think.  I believe Autozone has it.  Don't recall if Rock Auto did or not.  Now if you were talking about the steering coupler thats another story.  If you were, most think the Flaming River is the one to get.  Zero play in it.  Doesn't look stock however and costs about $175 from Summit Racing.

[bricklayer]

Yes that is what i'm talking about the steering box it attache's at the frame with three bolts. Also at the steering column via. roll pin. Can i buy that whole unit from flaming river or is it best to try the unit from firm feel thanks  tom