Tightening up the steering - 2nd gen
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Tightening up the steering - 2nd gen
Ive always thought the steering on my Firebird is very light, maybe a little too light. When compared to say my missus's Focus, which feels really positive and has a bit of resistance inherent in it, the Firebird is so light that you can steer it with your little finger. I prefer the more positive and resistive feel. Can the steering be tightened up a bit?
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Re: Tightening up the steering - 2nd gen
replace steering box with one from a transam, they have more feel and higher ratio
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Re: Tightening up the steering - 2nd gen
Ok Jon - cheers for that. I will certainly do that when it comes to replacing the box - its slightly leaking anyway from the pitman arm shaft so it will need doing soon.
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Re: Tightening up the steering - 2nd gen
I had a ws6 one on my firebird much better . The corvette is alot heavier than the firebird tho more sporty I guess ....
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Re: Tightening up the steering - 2nd gen
Not necessarily true. It has been debated many times on various forums I go to and some have found typical 3 turns lock to lock boxes even on all original WS6 2nd Gens. Apart from testing them, the most sure way to get a close ratio box is to get one from a 3rd Gen IROC or GTA with WS6 or F41 suspension. Even the one in my '89 base Firebird parts car is a "Z" code Saginaw 800 with 2.5 turns lock to lock. Cars with 16" rims had the 2.25 turns box. BUT, 1980-up boxes fittings are metric and not imperial. So you will need adapters for the pump hoses or ideally a 1980-up steering pump. Other than that they're a straight swap if you keep the 2nd Gen pitman arm.SUPERCHARGEDGTA wrote:replace steering box with one from a transam, they have more feel and higher ratio
Re: Tightening up the steering - 2nd gen
only had 2 second gens and the transam was a lot less "over assisted"
assumed they were all the same, thanks for the input![thumb :thumb:](./images/smilies/old_thumb.gif)
assumed they were all the same, thanks for the input
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Re: Tightening up the steering - 2nd gen
Hmm interesting stuff
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