Back to the origional steering setup

[Bob Fouts]

OK I've decided to reinstall the origional steering in my 85 with the Studebaker frame. As luck would have it, I kept all the old parts except the power steering bell crank and the two tie rods. My question is: will any Lark or Hawk parts fit or do I need certain years/models to obtain the above parts? Further, does somebody have these for sale? Thanks Bob Fouts

[Gunslinger]

Looking at Studebaker International's catalog, the bellcranks are the same and the tie rod itself is the same for all '51-'66 cars and Avanti's through '85. The tie rod ends are the same as '64-'66 cars and Avanti's '64-'85. The parts available from them but are not inexpensive...there's also a core charge of $100 for the bellcrank.

You can look around for vendors that might have the parts cheaper, but most of the time the prices are pretty much the same.

[TKP]

OK I've decided to reinstall the origional steering in my 85 with the Studebaker frame. As luck would have it, I kept all the old parts except the power steering bell crank and the two tie rods. My question is: will any Lark or Hawk parts fit or do I need certain years/models to obtain the above parts? Further, does somebody have these for sale? Thanks Bob Fouts

I fell very confident that the lark part will fit (without a doubt). As you know Avanti body's were dropped on Lark chasis. Thus no change was made to steering components. Neuman Altman and/or other have these parts in stock for premium prices. Good Luck..TKP