steering box firm feel opinions
In some cases, you may get lucky and get a steering box that has very little free play from center. Many don't, even rebuilt ones. My Firm Feel Stage 3 was loose. See pictures below.
Steering wheel at center:
I could turn it to the left this far:
I could turn it to the right this far:
..Before the tires started to turn. This was a rebuilt Firm Feel unit with maybe 15,000 miles on it and it was adjusted as tight as it could be before binding. This free play was annoying to me for many reasons....one was the wandering when driving on crowned roads, bumpy surfaces, etc. I had a proper alignment and nothing in the car was bent or damaged so the slop was all in the steering box itself.
When it was fresh, it was great.
In some cases, you may get lucky and get a steering box that has very little free play from center. Many don't, even rebuilt ones. My Firm Feel Stage 3 was loose. See pictures below.
Steering wheel at center:
I could turn it to the left this far:
I could turn it to the right this far:
..Before the tires started to turn. This was a rebuilt Firm Feel unit with maybe 15,000 miles on it and it was adjusted as tight as it could be before binding. This free play was annoying to me for many reasons....one was the wandering when driving on crowned roads, bumpy surfaces, etc. I had a proper alignment and nothing in the car was bent or damaged so the slop was all in the steering box itself.
When it was fresh, it was great.