16:1 vs. 24:1 steering

mbaird said
This thread has me thinking about alignment specs for manual boxes .
I had my Dart ( manual) aligned to the same specs as my Barracuda ( power) using Skosh chart specs ... was this a mistake ?
What specs would make the steering effort easier without having a wandering car ?
I run 215/75-14 front tires

If you used the SKOSH chart you’ll be fine. The SKOSH is pretty conservative for caster settings. And 215’s aren’t all that wide to start inducing rut seeking behavior you get with wider tires.

Like I said earlier, I run a 16:1 steering box, 275/35/18’s on the front, and I run +6.5* of caster. So, you should be fine.

70Duster340 said
Does anyone have any experience with the Jegs unit?

What about just adding a fast ratio pitman arm? Would that help with the 24:1 box?

Jegs isn’t that manufacturer, so, they probably get that box from the same place PST does. I’d rather deal with PST, but that’s just me.

The fast ratio pitman on a 24:1 box would basically give you an 18:1 ratio I think? They were made to take the power steering boxes from 16:1 to 12:1. But they have header clearance problems on A-bodies, like almost nothing clears them. You’d be better off just buying a 16:1 or 20:1 box IMO.