hard to turn without power steerinng?
all of my cars(except my 01 ws6) used manual vega steering boxes, its odd at first to get used to but on the highway/cruising around town you dont even notice it. however from a dead stop you sometimes have to use 2 hands to turn the wheel, but its really not all that bad. ive had 4 manual steering cars, and 3 manual brake cars, street cars 
plus its a good excuse on why the girl/wife cant drive it
plus its a good excuse on why the girl/wife cant drive it "When do I get to drive your car?"
"Eh... I kinda don't let anyone drive my car."
"But you've driven the King Ranch, Yukon, Pilot and Navigator..."
"Different... just different...."
"Eh... I kinda don't let anyone drive my car."
"But you've driven the King Ranch, Yukon, Pilot and Navigator..."
"Different... just different...."
Once the spool went in, it got a lot harder!
I had 245 front tires at first and they turned a lot better than the 275's did!
If your just trying to clean up engine bay run a little bitty, p/s pump, and a pretty billet resovoir, someone on here did it. LT1TA or L/ATA I cant remeber his screen name.
Its a blue LT1 TA
Its a blue LT1 TA
For sure with skinnies! You could run up to a 255 front without much issues
well i finally started tearing the power steering off and i have a bracket on the way from pcm for less. i just looped the hoses for now, i didnt know any other way to do it.
does anyone know what kind of dyno results that show how much power i would pick up?
does anyone know what kind of dyno results that show how much power i would pick up?
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Verdad Gallardo ok, to finishh this off i got the pcmforless bracket with gator belt. it bolted up great and everything lined up. the car was suprisingly easier to turn than i could have imagined. but i have around 230+ pounds of weight reduction from the firewall forward so that might have made it much easier. the engine sounds much smoother and revs alot quicker. i would recomend this to anyone that can do without a/c
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I dont really drive the car too much on the street, and if I do, its not to go get groceries seriously. take the belt off and rive around the neighborhood (not too far since the alternator wont be charging the battery). It will be exactly the same as a power steering delete. We can sit around here all day and tell you about what WE think or you can go and try it for yourself.
i will try and get some pics of it all. but right now the lines arnt looped permanantly yet cause i wasnt sure if i was goin to like it without powersteering so i left the lines long so i could put it back on if i wanted. i also drive my car 6 days a week as a dd and very rarely sees track time. but i can also tell you it is easier to turn without the power steering and a/c stuff on the car so just taking the belt off isnt as accurate as it seems. it will give you an idea though. i am 135 pounds and i can still drive with one arm as long as i am goin 2mph or faster. from a dead stop it takes two hands but i havnt been in a spot where i actually needed to use both hands yet. i also have 255/40 17s upfront but i put about 45psi in them. that being saidd if you have skinneys i dont think you will have any trouble turning at all.
So what would you do instead? i know a manual rack is the right way, but do you have any good recommendation instead of looping the lines?
i guess it revs alot faster than them stock bearings could handle haha. so i cant say wether or not it will hold up but it didnt leak a drop in the 6 miles that i drove it.