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6PakBee
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Posted: Apr/17/2018 at 7:03pm |
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One thing I've seen criticized repeatedly about the '60's era Mopars are 1) brakes (too touchy) and 2) power steering (no road feel). I've driven that era a LOT, the compacts, intermediates, and the land barges, and never had a problem with any of them. But that's just me.
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Roger Gazur
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akimmet
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This is the reason why it is better to adjust power steering effort with the t-bar and not with pump pressure. |
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tomj
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off-to-one-side is exactly the same as above-below-ground; what they call "positive" is below ground. the line shows reaching below the surface. that link is simply a brief definition of scrub angle. it does not claim to be a chassis tuning guide. can anyone point out incorrect information in the article? Edited by tomj - Apr/16/2018 at 9:55pm |
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1960 Rambler Super two-door wagon, OHV auto
1961 Roadster American, 195.6 OHV, T5 http://www.ramblerLore.com |
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Sonic Silver
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tyrodtom
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I never owned a car with power steering until I was about 30.
Manual steering was what I grew up with, if I drove a power steering car, it was someone else's. So I was used to having to get you back into the wheel to steer at low speeds. The 2nd place I worked at 17 had a 2.5 ton truck, manual steering.
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66 American SW, 66 American 2dr, 82 J10, 70 Hornet, Pound, Va.
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Sonic Silver
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So, when I got it, it was a one owner. This was probably mid-1980's. The car was a 2 door 1967 Plymouth Fury I . The Fury I was the cheap, stripper model. It was a 2 door post. The car was black with a blue cloth interior and rubber floor mats instead of carpet. It was the good 440 Magnum engine with the high perf heads and exhaust manifolds. The engine serial code for the engine was the same as was in a GTX that year. The only options were a certified speedo, power disc brakes, and an inside trunk release. The steering was manual. It had a 2.76 open rear. The man said he had driven it at 140mph. That car was impossible to maneuver in a tight area. It had about 6 turns lock to lock. You had to experience it to believe it.
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304-dude
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Probably one reason why my aunt totaled my grand parents less than a few weeks old Charger when she was in her late teens.
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390 69 crank, 70 block & heads NASCAR SB2 rods & pistons 78 Jeep TH400 w/ 2.76 Low 50/50 Ford-AMC Suspension 79 F150 rear & 8.8 axles Ford Racing 3.25 gears & 9" /w Detroit locker |
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tyrodtom
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Not only did the Chrysler system have no feedback, or at least any that I could feel, you could turn the wheel faster than the pump could supply fluid to turn the front wheels , when you got into that condition the wheel got harder to turn.
Sort of a unpleasant surprise in the middle of a turn.
I run into that trait on mid 60s big Mopars driving too fast on curvy roads. I encountered in more than one, so it wasn't a mechanical fault in just one car. |
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66 American SW, 66 American 2dr, 82 J10, 70 Hornet, Pound, Va.
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purple72Gremlin
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billd
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I concur......
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