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I like the manual steering in my truck, but you do need to convert from power steering to true manual steering. You need to have the mechanical advantage built into a manual steering system if you want to have a usable steering system.
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RE: How Safe
ORIGINAL: gothand
My advice is that if you truly want the manual steering, replace your steering with the stock manual stuff and sell your power stuff on Ebay for probably $500+. IIRC, the power steering gearbox is the close ratio which makes it harder to turn than the wide ratio, non-GT manual steering.
FWIW, my '65 GT had the close ratio manual steering and it was a real bear. It was driveable, of course, but it did get a bit fatiguing at times.
My advice is that if you truly want the manual steering, replace your steering with the stock manual stuff and sell your power stuff on Ebay for probably $500+. IIRC, the power steering gearbox is the close ratio which makes it harder to turn than the wide ratio, non-GT manual steering.
FWIW, my '65 GT had the close ratio manual steering and it was a real bear. It was driveable, of course, but it did get a bit fatiguing at times.
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