Borgeson Steering Question

[mgivens710]

Several years ago I installed the borgeson steering box in my 68 charger with a 6.1 hemi. I like the way it drives but when I slow down to park I have little steering assistance and make a lot of whinning from the power steering pump. I have tried several different types of fluid with no change. Does anyone else have this problem and found a solution

 

[Kern Dog]

I've heard this before. It seems to be a characteristic that many of them have. Functionally, the Borgeson unit is excellent. The noise they make is considered normal.

 

[icetech]

Several years ago I installed the borgeson steering box in my 68 charger with a 6.1 hemi. I like the way it drives but when I slow down to park I have little steering assistance and make a lot of whinning from the power steering pump. I have tried several different types of fluid with no change. Does anyone else have this problem and found a solution

It won't help much.. but i installed mine in november and finally drove it yesterday.. 40 minute drive and zero noise or issues and i love how it drives now. only complaint for me is the pump gets VERY hot.. 180 on a 65 degree day, will be adding a cooler for sure.

 

[Budnicks]

Yaeh a cooler, sounds like a good idea...

 

[Kern Dog]

I’ve had an inline cooler in the red car since just after I first swapped in a 440 24 years ago. Hot California sun, aggressive driving and wide tires do conspire to heat up the fluid.
I did a Borgeson swap 2 years ago on a Plymouth and added an inline cooler that I pulled from a minivan in a junkyard. Low cost and effective.

 

[icetech]

I’ve had an inline cooler in the red car since just after I first swapped in a 440 24 years ago. Hot California sun, aggressive driving and wide tires do conspire to heat up the fluid.
I did a Borgeson swap 2 years ago on a Plymouth and added an inline cooler that I pulled from a minivan in a junkyard. Low cost and effective.

yeah, i need to do it.. just.. lazy right now and forever it feels like The borgeson setup was expensive but it's amazing how much tighter the car is with it

 

[Kern Dog]

A good rebuilt original mopar box is not terrible but still nowhere near as responsive as a Borgeson unit.
Yeah, it isn’t cheap but it is a definite improvement.