Opinions: Fast-ratio manual steering, suspension upgrades

The OP asked for opinions. I stated mine, and I stand by it.

I do not consider no-feel power steering and a soft suspension to be any more of a pleasurable drive than ridiculously high-effort steering is. And a 16:1 box is not a "higher performance" item than a 20:1 box, it's a different tool for a different job.

Too many people fall into the trap of thinking a bigger number (or in this case a smaller one) just obviously must be better, so they buy camshafts, carburetors, steering boxes, headers, etc that really don't suit how they're going to be using the car. The results range from not-cost-effective to not-optimal to unpleasant to severely disappointing.