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Good morning Mark,



Thank you for your interest in our Detroit Speed & Engineering products. We do offer a DSE 600 steering gearbox upgrade used to replace the common GM 800 series power steering gear used up by GM until 1992. If you have a GM 800 series gear box the DSE 600 gear box will work. It has a quicker 12.7:1 ratio and have a rack and pinion type valve inside the gear box.



If you have any other questions or concerns please let me know.

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That's cool, thanks for posting. I wonder if the DSE 600 is the same as the one the GT, RS, and included in the handling package.

My 1985 MCSS has a 12:1 box and it is tight compared to the one in my 1981 Monte. Has a sporty feel.

Wonder if this box will work in an AWD? I was thinking that they used a different box.

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Eh, no. Unless you are building a competitive race van.

If you just want a 12:1 steering gear get the 1989 FE3 (FE2 in later years) A-1 CARDONE Part # 277586 $157 after core return from http://www.rockauto.com.
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rlsllc wrote:Wonder if this box will work in an AWD? I was thinking that they used a different box.
The mounting bolt pattern is different. A Cardone rep told me that according to the specs for the 12:1 gears they should fit in a AWD box, but they do not build them that way.
Aaron

2005 Astro (Gandalf) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, 130k+ miles
1997 Astro (Grumpy - $250 Rally Van) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, LSD, 2" lift, 31" tires, 335k+ orig engine, $30 eBay fuel pump
Prev Astros:99,97,00,94,87,86

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ihatemybike wrote:
rlsllc wrote:Wonder if this box will work in an AWD? I was thinking that they used a different box.
The mounting bolt pattern is different. A Cardone rep told me that according to the specs for the 12:1 gears they should fit in a AWD box, but they do not build them that way.
Cool. :cheers:

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No offense but Rock auto needs to do an upgrade on there site- I tried unsuccessfully 3 times to look up that part number and another part for a ford and it just sat there thinking (so to speak and after 10 minutes there site went down each time.
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Doesn't offend me any. Site works perfect for me at home and work.

If you would like I can email you a link to a RockAuto shopping cart with the gear. Any parts store should be able to find you the FE3 gear though.

Here it is on AdvanceAuto's website.
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp ... 1021806195___
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1997 Astro (Grumpy - $250 Rally Van) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, LSD, 2" lift, 31" tires, 335k+ orig engine, $30 eBay fuel pump
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I went back in ten minutes later and it worked fine maybe just a glitch
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Re: check this out please -- STEERING BOX

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DOES ANYBODY KNOW, for the record, if the 2WD 1985-1994 Astro has either the Series 600 or 800 box?

I was considering a Classic Performance Products steering box which fits 67-74 Camaro/Nova and 64-72 Chevelle, but nobody yet has been able to confirm it fits our 1st-gen 2WD vans.
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SS Astro wrote:DOES ANYBODY KNOW, for the record, if the 2WD 1985-1994 Astro has either the Series 600 or 800 box?

I was considering a Classic Performance Products steering box which fits 67-74 Camaro/Nova and 64-72 Chevelle, but nobody yet has been able to confirm it fits our 1st-gen 2WD vans.
Why spend that kind of money?

FE2 = 12:1, Non-FE2 = 16/19:1
Either can be had for less than $200
Aaron

2005 Astro (Gandalf) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, 130k+ miles
1997 Astro (Grumpy - $250 Rally Van) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, LSD, 2" lift, 31" tires, 335k+ orig engine, $30 eBay fuel pump
Prev Astros:99,97,00,94,87,86
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