Switching from power steering to manual- does anyone do this?

I've done it. If you do a lot of parking lot driving it's rough with a heavy car and big tires...lol. But - it's ewasier nowadays. Get the steering column extension and a box and you're good to go. In terms of road feel - it's not a ton better. Mopars suck for road feel. You can adjust the box a little but "bad" just gets better to "marginal". The Firm Feel or similar power boxes are much better for road feel.

Great info there!!
I do recall that with the de-powered rack and relatively wide front tires, it was a bear in the parking lot. :D

IIRC the Firm Feel stuff is pretty pricey, no? I will look into that. Sounds like a worthwhile upgrade!!

Thanks!