soft steering response help!
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soft steering response help!
hey guys ever since i installed my new rack and pinion I've been having real soft steering. the rack and pinion is used from another lt1 car and i bought it from a trans am junkyard here in Miami. its kinda annoying so is there anyway to adjust it so that i can be a bit stiffer? I've compared it with some of my friends cars and its allot softer then theirs. hell even the v6 ones are stiffer. the reason i replaced my old one is because it would make a weird noise when making right turns. my car is a 97 WS.6 with umi road race k member and full energy suspension front bushing kit. my friends say its the tie rods but i really don't understand how blown tie rods would make your steering super soft. please help and thank you for reading.
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thanks, ill get new moog tie rods and ball joints installed Saturday and taking it back for an alignment. if nothing get better then im swapping out the rack i guess.
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Did yo check them first? Just jack the front up and with your hands at 3 and 9 o'clock try to wiggle the wheel left and right. If you get any play then replace....but since its a junkyard unit for the price i would do it anyway. And im pretty sure autozones duralast ends are rebuilt moogs and they will save you 20 bucks a side.
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yeah i replaced them and and tire rods. got a new set of bf good rich gforce sport and a new alignment. its feels like how its suppose to be and im verry happy with the results.