Affordable Handling Upgrades?

Syleng1 said

...........That is weird, not one person suggested a steering box rebuild because the adjustment nut and screw on the top does nothing for the bushing side to side slop................. When the bushing that goes bad at the other end of the screw.

.....................As for the above quote I went to a smaller steering wheel in the Demon and the steering actually was a bit tighter due to a smaller ratio; is this what the quote means?. The Barracuda has a huge wheel and steers currently with one finger.

Click to expand...

I guess sometimes we 'assume' things. I usually "assume" that guys have the smarts to get two people, one wiggling, the wheel back and forth, and the other down under, looking for play, play in everything that does and should, or does and should not, move. Tie rod ends, ball joints, idler arm, everything

So far as the wheel, this is simple. A longer wheel is just like a longer ratchet handle. A longer "handle" gives you more leverage and makes a nut easier to turn, but you have to move the handle further to turn the nut a given amount.

A smaller steering wheel is just like installing a quicker ratio steering box.