Manual Steering Questions
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Manual Steering Questions Yes, I did use the search feature and I couldn't find the answers I'm looking for.
You guys that have manual steering in your 4th gen FBody's how is it on the street. Looking to save some weight on the car. Car is still some what a street car its not a full blown race car yet.
Pro's & Con's
You guys that have manual steering in your 4th gen FBody's how is it on the street. Looking to save some weight on the car. Car is still some what a street car its not a full blown race car yet.
Pro's & Con's
The first time I took the stock rack and removed the lines and drained it. ran it with the holes open so air could escape and wouldn't build pressure. It didn't drive too horrible. definitely harder to turn but didn't bother me. low speeds in parking lots and backing into parking spaces is where you will be fighting the wheel. rolling 10mph or more you wont even know you don't have power steering. Few years later I bought a K member and manual steering kit. Car drives the same. Then I bought a Grant prostock removable steering wheel which is 2" smaller diameter and boy that was a bad Idea for driving on the street. your really fighting it trying to pull in and out of parking spaces. the larger stock steering wheel helped alot.
I don't regret going with manual steering. It does drop a good amount of weight and gets rid of leaking rack and pump. Since I have a spool now it's not nearly as fun. Next time I swap gears I'm gonna swap out the spool with the strange s trac.
Also if you keep the rack, do not just leave the line location open to the air so it moves easier. You need to make yourself a hose with fittings and run it from one to the other, leaving fluid in the rack. You will thank me later. No its not easier to turn, but it will save the rack from getting debris in it and also helps keep it lubricated.
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I've been thinking about going with a spool in a 9inch also
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