Anybody know if E Z Steer is still in business? Phone message box is full and John doesn't respond to emails. Wondered if I'm holding the bag on a steering box that is junk!!
Did. Talked to him about all the negative stuff and he assured me that he initially had problems but that all of that was resolved.
He had a booth at the LA Roadster show last weekend, so he is alive! My Dad bought a EZ steer box from him and wished he hadn't!
Thanks Chris. Maybe that explains the lack of response if he was out of town. A message on the answering machine would have been nice!!
I think American Powertrain sells EZ power steering. http://americanpowertrain.com/i-8550013-ez-electric-power-steering-for-1965-70-mustang-cougar.html
I'm amazed that you could read the first hand accounts of dealings with John Kovar and decide to gamble your money. Good luck with your purchase I hope it works out for you. My transaction over the phone did not go well. Here are some pictures and description of events.
Another thing...I'm pretty sure that EZ steer is regular Ford pickup gears (repro) packed in a new housing. Going straight to the design source, a pickup box, gets you past the quality and adjustability problems, though the guarantees have presumably expired... This is just a regular Gemmer box and there are good sources for several different configurations of the basic design...pitman arm up or down or lateral, column above or below sector shaft, all available in good Ford versions.
Finally made contact with John. I'll be sending my steering box back to him. He's alive and still in business!!
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